INDEX 



REFERENCES ARE TO PARAGRAPHS, XOT PAGES 



tie-plates, 40, 144 



ties, cross, 283 



through bridges, 80, 130, 157 



99 



timber, dimension, 274 



, dressing of sawed, 268 



, flooring, 271, 278, 279 



, joists, 278, 280 



, kinds of, 265 



, quality of, 266 



, size of sawed, 267 



, unit stresses in, 275, 276 



traction forces, 64. 115, 339 



traffic, interruption of, 258 



trestles, column bases for, 101 

 , pile, 285 

 , steel, 84, 132 

 , wooden, 285, 286, 287 



trusses, roof, design of, 22 

 , " , spacing of, 23 

 " , weight of, 5 



turned bolts, 218 



type of bridge, 50 



twists, number of, 199 



TTNIT stresses: 



U in bridges, 65, 117, 155 



in buildings, 12 



in cast iron, 17 



in cast steel, 70 



in piles, 21, 277 



in reinforced concrete, 348, 

 349, 350 



in timber, 275, 276 



TTARIATIONS, allowable, 177 



variations, in pin holes, 227 



variations, in weight, 188, 189, 

 201 



TT7ALL plates, 45 



wall plates, pressure on, 18 

 wainscoting, 272 

 water, 311, 372 

 waterproofing, 321, 361 

 weatherproofing, 362 

 web, design of, 165 

 " , plates, 221 

 1 , reinforced, 354 

 ' , splices, 166 

 " jStiffeners, 167,223 

 weight, 236, 237 

 welds, 234 

 wheel guards, 281 

 wind pressure, on bridges, 62,. 



114 



" , on buildings, 7 

 wooden floors, 271, 279, 280, 281 



trestles, 285, 286, 287 

 work, defective, 262 



" , riveted, 90.. 137 

 workmanship, 202-248, 379 

 wrought-iron bars, 191 



VIELD point, 176 195 



