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the Williams system small flat bars are used, which are not quite

horizontal

HORIZONTAL

, but pass alternately over and under the rolled joists which support the slabs.
A concrete arch is reinforced in much the same way as a

wall

WALL (O. Eng. weal, weall, Mid. Eng. wal, wane, adapted from Lat. vallum, rampart; the
original
- ORIGINAL
O. Eng. word for a wall was wag or tenth)
WALL, RICHARD (1694-1778)

, the stresses being somewhat similar. The reinforcing rods are generally laid both longitudinally and circumferentially. In the case of a culvert the circumferential rods are sometimes laid continuously in the form of a spiral as in the Bordenave system.
To those wishing to pursue the subject further, the following books among others may be suggested :Sabin, Cement and Concrete (New

York

YORK
YORK (
HOUSE
- HOUSE
- HOUSE (O. Eng. hiss, a word common to Teutonic languages, cf. Dut. huis, Ger. Haus; in
  Gothic
  - GOTHIC
  it is only found in gudhiss, a temple; it may be ultimately connected with the root of " hide," conceal)
OF)
YORK, EDMUND OF
LANGLEY
- LANGLEY, SAMUEL PIERPONT (1834-1906)
, DUKE OF (1341-1402)
YORK, EDWARD
YORK, FREDERICK
AUGUSTUS
- AUGUSTUS (a name 1 derived from Lat. augeo, increase, i.e. venerable, majestic, Gr. Ee0avr6s)
, DUKE OF (1763-1827)
YORK, RICHARD, DUKE

); Taylor and

Thompson

, Concrete, Plain and Reinforced (London) ; Sutcliffe, Concrete, Nature and Uses (London) ; Marsh and Dunn, Reinforced Concrete (London) ; Twelvetrees, Concrete Steel (London) ; Paul Christophe, Le Beloit arme (Paris) ; Buel and Hill, Reinforced Concrete Construction (London). (F. E. W.-S.)

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