Essay on the Theory and History of Cohesive Construction

Essay on the Theory and History of Cohesive Construction Applied Especially to the Timbrel Vault Before (Classic Reprint)

In October, 1889, at the request of the eminent and well-known architect, Mr. T. M. Clark, the Honorable Society of Arts of Boston paid me the distinguished compliment of inviting me to describe what observation and experience had taught me in regard to the system of arches which at that time I was constructing in the new Public Library of that city, in Copley Square. My easiest plan, and the one which I should have followed, perhaps, to avoid the charge of pretentiousness, would have been to simply explain the practical work which comes in my line of business, and not tread on slippery ground by any analysis and theory. But two reasons obliged me to overlook this, and to enter into theory also. The first, and most important reason was, that to build an arch on this system, or build anything on the Cohesive System, presents two problems. One relates to the stability of the structure after being built; the other, and the main one, to getting the structure built. We may know that a construction on the Cohesive System will have stability when set; but to build it may be an insuperable problem.
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Country	USA
Manufacturer	Forgotten Books
Binding	Paperback
ReleaseDate	0000-00-00

Essay on the Theory and History of Cohesive Construction Applied Especially to the Timbrel Vault Before (Classic Reprint)

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