. An encyclopaedia of architecture, historical, theoretical, & practical. New ed., rev., portions rewritten, and with additions by Wyatt Papworth. I 10 n 1-2 13 U 15 It) 17 1» i; 20 MiMlulnFig. 906. 2631. Fiff. 906. is an arcade with pedestals of the Corinthian order. Its total area is5-8, that of the void 284, the area of the entablature 84, and that of the suj)portingparts 159. Hence, the ratio of the load to the support is ^*(,= -52, and the supports andweight are equal in area to the void within a very small fraction. The height of thepedestal is 6^ modules, the opening is 12 modules wide,
. An encyclopaedia of architecture, historical, theoretical, & practical. New ed., rev., portions rewritten, and with additions by Wyatt Papworth. I 10 n 1-2 13 U 15 It) 17 1» i; 20 MiMlulnFig. 906. 2631. Fiff. 906. is an arcade with pedestals of the Corinthian order. Its total area is5-8, that of the void 284, the area of the entablature 84, and that of the suj)portingparts 159. Hence, the ratio of the load to the support is ^*(,= -52, and the supports andweight are equal in area to the void within a very small fraction. The height of thepedestal is 6^ modules, the opening is 12 modules wide, and the width of a pier is4 modules and 9 parts. ^Ve here close the curious proofs of a law whose existence, we believe, has never beensuspected by modern architects. It was clearly unknown to Rondelet, and but for thework of Lebrun already quoted, we might never have been led to the investigation of author himself, as we believe, did not entertain any notion of it. In the Corinthian arcade with pedestal we have Whole area, 32xl6*5- - - - - - =52800 12xI2x-7854 Area of semi-arch,Below it, 19x 12 Entablature, 16-5 x 5-09Leaves for
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