. American engineer and railroad journal . End Elevation h f5-H. ELEVATIONS AND SECTIONS OF STANDAKD 90 FT. ROUNDHOUSE—C. & M. W. RV. roof slopes upward at an angle of about ^ of an inch to thefoot for a distance of 55 ft., where a series of vertical windowsare inserted and a drop of about s ft. is made when it slopesdownward to the inner circle, giving a distance of about 17 the bottom of the roof timbers to the rail at the type of roof and general arrangement has been found tobe entirely satisfactory in giving good ventilation and smoke jacks are located nbout
. American engineer and railroad journal . End Elevation h f5-H. ELEVATIONS AND SECTIONS OF STANDAKD 90 FT. ROUNDHOUSE—C. & M. W. RV. roof slopes upward at an angle of about ^ of an inch to thefoot for a distance of 55 ft., where a series of vertical windowsare inserted and a drop of about s ft. is made when it slopesdownward to the inner circle, giving a distance of about 17 the bottom of the roof timbers to the rail at the type of roof and general arrangement has been found tobe entirely satisfactory in giving good ventilation and smoke jacks are located nbout 16 ft. from the outer walland do not provide an opening for ventilation around the out-side of the vertical pipe. They are carried up about 6 ft. abovethe roof level and provided with hoods and dampers, as isshown in the illustration. The roof is covered with a four-plycomposition tar and gravel roofing and the gutters are arrangedto drain through down spouts on the inside of the house atthe inner circle and outside of the walls at the outer circle. The
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