STEEL REINFORCEMENT 



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fastened to the stirrups by means of clips and wiring, as 

 shown in detail in view (c). 



FIG. 14 



Visintini System. Another system of concrete construction 

 is the Visintini system. A general view of a girder con- 

 structed according to this system is shown in Fig. 15. The 

 girders can be made of any width and breadth required to 

 withstand the stresses. In France, the columns of buildings 

 are also built by this system, but in the United States solid 

 columns have been preferred. The beams are made along 



FIG. 15 



the lines of latticed steel girders. In light work, the vertical 

 webs a, which are in compression, are not always reinforced, 



