Simplified Formulas and Tables for Floors, Joists and Beams; Roofs, Rafters and Purlins

Whilst the greatest effort has been made to ensure the quality of this text, due to the historical nature of this content, in some rare cases there may be minor issues with legibility. The formulas for rupture and deflection usually given are quite inconvenient in form, because large numbers must be used in computations, requiring the use of seven place logarithms or tedious arithmetical computatio...