
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. 1857 Excerpt: ...allowed to prevail over the mechanical; and an object of engineering, where the utilitarian exigencies of the design are allowed to prevail over the artistic But it is nowhere possible to dra...
Paperback: 148 pages
Publisher: RareBooksClub.com (May 21, 2012)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1236352157
ISBN-13: 978-1236352156
Product Dimensions: 7.4 x 0.3 x 9.7 inches
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sharply between the two, nor is it desirable to do so. Architecture can never descend too low, nor need it ever be afraid of ornamenting too mean objects; while, on the other hand, good engineering is absolutely indispensable to a satisfactory architectural effect of any class. The one is the prose, the other is the poetry of the art of building." Since, then, the basis on which the architect must build is the art of the engineer, we continue a former chapter on the Strength of Material with examples of the forms and principles of construction. FOUNDATIONS. In preparing the foundation for any building, there are two sources of failure which must be carefully guarded against: viz., inequality of settlement, and lateral escape of the supporting material; and if these radical defects can be guarded against, there is scarcely any situation in which a good foundation may not be obtained. It is, therefore, important. that previous to the commencement of the work, soundings should be taken to ascertain the nature of the soil and the lay of the strata, to determine the kind of foundation; and the more important and weighty the superstructure, the more careful and deeper the examination. Natural foundations.--The best foundation is a natural one, such as a stratum of rock or compact gravel. If circumstances prevent the work being commenced from the same level throughout, the ground must be carefully benched out, i. e., cut into horizontal steps, so that the courses may all be perfectly level. It must also be borne in mind, that all work will settle more or less, ...