Excerpt from Notes on Stereotomy: Prepared for the Use of Students in Civil Engineering, in the Massachusetts Institute of Technology
General drawings should commonly be made, if practicable, to as large a scale as one-half or three-quarters of an inch to the foot; detail drawings to as large a scale as is necessary for clearness, and frequently they must be of full size.
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Paperback. Condizione: New. Print on Demand. This book provides a detailed examination of stereotomy, the art of cutting solids into certain figures. Beginning with an introduction to the subject, the book covers a wide range of topics including drawing, tracing, reduction, and proportions and shape. The author delves into the various methods of bonding, classification of masonry, selection of stone, shaping the stone, dressing stone surfaces, and constructing arcs of a circle. The book also provides practical advice on building walls with plane sloping surfaces, cylindrical surfaces, conical surfaces, and oblique conical walls. Additionally, the author discusses the construction of flat arches, egg-flat vaults, wing walls, and pyramidal buttresses. With its comprehensive coverage and clear explanations, this book is an invaluable resource for anyone interested in the art of stereotomy. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work, digitally reconstructed using state-of-the-art technology to preserve the original format. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in the book. print-on-demand item. Codice articolo 9781333710163_0
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