Main entry:

Fairbairn, William, Sir, 1789-1874, author.

Title & Author:

On the application of cast and wrought iron to building purposes / by William Fairbairn, C.E., F.R.S., F.G.S.

Publication:

New York, [NY] : John Wiley, MDCCCLIV [1854]

Description:

viii, 184 pages : frontispiece, illustrations, folded table ; 24 cm

Notes:
Part I. On cast-iron beams for supporting the floors of buildings ; On compound or trussed cast-iron beams or girders ; General remarks relative to cast-iron beams -- Part II. On wrought-iron beams for supporting the floors of buildings and for other purposes ; Experiments on the strength, &c., of wrought-iron beams ; On wrought-iron trellis girders ; Experiments to determine the strength and security of an open trellis girder -- Part III. On the construction of fire-proof warehouses ; The saltaire mills -- Appendix. I. Remarks relative to various applications of beams ; II. Report on the causes of the fall of the cotton mill at Oldham in October, 1844 ; III. On some defects in the principle and construction of fire-proof buildings ; IV. The box and the plate beam.

Resources:
Gale Cengage Learning, Nineteenth Century Collections Online

Subject:

Building, Iron and steel.
Construction métallique.

Added entries:

Fairbairn on cast and wrought iron

Holdings:

Location: Library main 69549
Call No.: 1233; ID:86-B10755
Status: Available