This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1891 Excerpt: ... "-edfor the facing, cut tlie headers in half to effect a paltry saving of the better material. In walls of one brick and a half in thickness, the strength of the wall is not diminished by the use of flemish bond so much as in those of greater thickness, as may - seen by the diagram (fig. 617.). Many expedients have ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1891 Excerpt: ... "-edfor the facing, cut tlie headers in half to effect a paltry saving of the better material. In walls of one brick and a half in thickness, the strength of the wall is not diminished by the use of flemish bond so much as in those of greater thickness, as may - seen by the diagram (fig. 617.). Many expedients have een invented to obviate tlie inconveniences "of Flemish bond j iut we think it rather useful to omit them, lest we should be "nsidcred as parties to a toleration of its use, for the continul"on whereof no substantial reason can be assigned. As we We before observed, all that can be alleged in its favour is a '- m respect of its appearance: but were the English mode executed with the sa Itention and neatness bestowed on the Flemish method, we should say it was equ J eautiful; and therefore we shall thus close our notice of it... tl)c -98. The two principal matters to be considered in brick walling arc, ."' con_ ail he as strong as possible in the direction of its length. Secondly, that it o- kneMefc "ted in its transverse direction that it should not be capable of separating n- ( u o produm -i c--J3C 1.90. The mortar or cement should lie such as will quickly set, to prevent- MP- incumbent weight pressing the join.s closer, and thereby causing settlements, wui -h the greatest care, often take place unequally. As o ten as.t is f "J-tuTM VTMmw 'utureofthe soil, or from the foundation being partly new and partly old, '""J, will not come to its bearing equally, it is better to carry up the suspected parts sq ar l and to leave at their ends what are called (ootAi.0., by which junctions may be made when toe weaker parts have come to their regul...
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