Excerpt from Structural Iron and Steel: A Text Book for Architects, Engineers, Builders, and Science Students, With Numerous Examples, Illustration, Diagrams, and Tables Of the utmost importance in every department of constructional work. The principal forms of strue tural iron and steel have been described and illus trated, as well as the manner in which they may be practically applied as ties, struts, columns, and beams. Roofs and other framed structures have not come under notice, for no incidental reference to so comprehensive a subject could possibly be useful or satisfactory. SO far as building construction is concerned, there can be no doubt whatever that the age of steel is still in its infancy, and if the architect of the future is to be, as he ought to be, the master Of his pro fession in all its branches, he must inevitably make it his business to become thoroughly familiar with all the details of iron and steel construction. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.