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Second, it is common to see the workmen walking over the arch, free from centres of any kind, some hours after it is built.
Essay on The Theory and History of Cohesive Construction (1892)
The cupolas of Persia are all constructed over brick walls, and are the continuation of the same wall with the same material.
Essay on The Theory and History of Cohesive Construction (1892)
I saw a grotto of immense grandeur, one of the most sublime and extraordinary works of nature.
Essay on The Theory and History of Cohesive Construction (1892)
When this arch rises only ten per cent of the full span it is very dangerous, because the development of the curve measures very little more than its chord C D.
Essay on The Theory and History of Cohesive Construction (1892)
Italy and Spain at this epoch had no text-books of their own; all were translations from the French and English works.
Essay on The Theory and History of Cohesive Construction (1892)
The Assyrians attached great importance to the surface of their bricks, possibly to give them conditions of cohesive strength...
Essay on The Theory and History of Cohesive Construction (1892)
I recognized the necessity of studying American methods, materials and facilities. To this... I devoted five years.
Essay on The Theory and History of Cohesive Construction (1892)
The second has for a basis the properties of cohesion and assimilation of several materials; which, by a transformation more or less rapid, resemble Nature's work in making conglomerates.
Essay on The Theory and History of Cohesive Construction (1892)
These three remarkable circumstances are of great value to architects, as they can be put in the specifications and can be depended upon as absolute proof of the safety of the construction.
Essay on The Theory and History of Cohesive Construction (1892)
In the construction of St. Sophia the Byzantines used baked clay and lava of Vesuvius, or pumice-stone.
Essay on The Theory and History of Cohesive Construction (1892)
The time that cements began to be generally used in modern days was from 1845 to 1850, and from this date commenced the renaissance of the "Cohesive Construction."
Essay on The Theory and History of Cohesive Construction (1892)
This cement was given the name of Portland by... Mr. Aspdin, because, when it is good, and smoothed with the trowel, it is very similar to Portland stone when it is polished.
Essay on The Theory and History of Cohesive Construction (1892)
There are other advantages... [I]n every arch the curve of pressure changes according to the position of the load; this means that every arch must be prepared for work by deflection or tension.
Essay on The Theory and History of Cohesive Construction (1892)
General Formula for Segmental Arches [for distributed load:] \mathrm{TC} = \frac{\mathrm{LS{8r} \qquad (1)
Essay on The Theory and History of Cohesive Construction (1892)
Could the professors and scientific men of these countries have seriously taken into consideration... cohesive strength.., though they knew of the existence of some cements.
Essay on The Theory and History of Cohesive Construction (1892)
In "Cohesive Construction"... the components cannot be separated without destroying the integral mass.
Essay on The Theory and History of Cohesive Construction (1892)
The "Timbrel Arch"... is as ancient as the " Cohesive System," and may be as old as its opposite.., the "Gravity System."
Essay on The Theory and History of Cohesive Construction (1892)
Hence I understood why my... professor... D. Juan Terras, said one day : "The architect of the future will construct by imitating nature.., the most rational, durable and economical method."
Essay on The Theory and History of Cohesive Construction (1892)
On account of these special advantages... this experimental work culminated in the United States.., in New York and Boston, with specimens that have no rivals in any part of the world for lightness and resistance.
Essay on The Theory and History of Cohesive Construction (1892)
[T]his horizontal breaking joint, or new additional strength, is not the only great advantage of the system.
Essay on The Theory and History of Cohesive Construction (1892)