The San Francisco earthquake and fire; a brief history of the disaster; a presentation of facts and resulting phenomena, with special reference to the efficiency of building materials, lessons of the disaster . )by. lookinfT from the entrance. The ornamental effects were pro-duced by the Roebling method of light steel furring and wire lathing. The plaster eaijs were cast and arc badly columns are i)rotccted with cinder concrete, a defect in the design showing on the right-hand side where the protectionwas omitted behind the cap near the top. This portion of the building was subject
The San Francisco earthquake and fire; a brief history of the disaster; a presentation of facts and resulting phenomena, with special reference to the efficiency of building materials, lessons of the disaster . )by. lookinfT from the entrance. The ornamental effects were pro-duced by the Roebling method of light steel furring and wire lathing. The plaster eaijs were cast and arc badly columns are i)rotccted with cinder concrete, a defect in the design showing on the right-hand side where the protectionwas omitted behind the cap near the top. This portion of the building was subjected to a very moderate fire. 177. IIOTEIj ST. FRANCIS. First Story. The fire broke the bond of the faee l)rick of tlie light court located directlyover the centre of one of the , causing the face brick to fall through the skylight to the floor of the dininf-rooniwhere they formed a liuge pile, as shown. The Roebling segmental concrete arches successfully resisted the impact of thefalling brick, sustaining the enormous load without injury until it was removed. The columns in this story were concretedby the Roebling method. Note the mistake of omitting the column protection near the ceiling line, where ornamental plastercaps were placed. 178 consists of Colusa sand-stone. The walls are self-supporting,the floor loads being supported by a steel frame. The fire-proof floors are the Rocbling System B flat slab type of cinderconcrete, the soffits of the girders and beams being protected bycrimped wire lath and plaster. The partitions enclosing the stair wells and toilet rooms areof the 2 solid plaster type. The
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