Excerpt from Cyclopedia of Civil Engineering, Vol. 8: A General Reference Work on Surveying, Railroad Engineering, Structural Engineering, Roofs and Bridges, Masonry and Reinforced Concrete, Highway Construction, Hydraulic Engineering, Irrigation, River and Harbor Improvement, Municipal Engineering, Cost Ana
Professor of Architecture. University of Illinois. Fellow of the American Institute of Architects and of the Western Association of Architects. Author of Elementary Graphic Statics and the Construction of Trussed Roofs.
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