The Pamphlet Collection of Sir Robert Stout: Volume 50
Advanced Building Construction
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Advanced Building Construction
Lecture I. | Brickwork: damp courses; hollow walls; jambs; arches; centering for arches; chimneys; arrangement of flues; brick drains and sewers. |
II. | Masonry: arches; stone stairs; square, spandril, and hanging steps; straight, dog-legged, and circular stairs; evils arising from ashlar-faced walls. |
III. | Beams, &c.: built-up beams; trussed and iron girders; bressummers and cantilevers; consideration of strains. |
IV. | Floors: single, double, and framed flooring; fire-proof floors. |
V. | Partitions: quartered, and brick-nogged. |
VI. | Roofs: (timber and iron), couple, couple close, collar beam, king and queen post roofs, strain on the different parts; strength and proportion. |
VII. | Roofs: (timber and iron), couple, couple close, collar beam, king and queen post roofs, strain on the different parts; strength and proportion. |
VIII. | Stairs and handrailing. |
IX. | Doors: ledged, framed, panelled, and folding. |
X. | Windows: solid frame, cased frame with double hung sashes; casement windows, |
XI. | Skirtings: architraves and linings; shutters, folding and sliding, |
XII. | Skylights and lanterns; ventilators. |