El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-04-04
PART IN
WOOD BEANS. GIRDERS AND COLUSINS,
Wood Beams


Sscuen D. Every wood beam except the
I header beams shall rest in the wall. on
eoFp=l or upon a g1roer. at least four inches.
n case wall is cOroeled. the brfckworsc
~ coroelinE shall extend to the top Of the
and rOof beams. where they rest on tricl-
walls shall be cut TO a bevel OF three inches
stone brick concrete or iron wall. shall
% separated from the opposite face and
from the beams OF tinbers entering the or
Doslte side Of the wall By at Ieas- egrT-
inches Of solid mason work: such separz-
uon may be obtained BY corbeilng or b.-
either end OF a floor or roof beam &. s11.
ported on stud partitions, sxrsot in dvsiI-
and roof beams snail Be u-opsrlv h-fs5ssei
with cross-bridg1ng al least everv eight feee
Trimmer. Header and Tail Beams.
more than four feet long. used in anv bufII-
ing. shsI be suitably framed and be hung
LIODer Inict-ness Tor the size OF the tim
cry framed to the header beams. but wee,
Il IS not practicable TO do so. the ends %
.ne taii beams shall be hung 70 the header
leans by stirruD irons OF proper size and
Beams Near FIues.
Section So All wood beams shah n
trimmed away from ali fiuss and chinineys'
.Hn-.hsr the same be a smoke air or any
ether Hue or chimney The trimmer beam
s s O. not less than twelve (12l inches
RON the inside face Of the flue and four
lncn9s rom the outside Of the chimney
breast; and the header beam not less than
40 lnCnes from the outside face OF ths
or,ek or sionework OF the same
boilers Nr--.
be more than eight inches in thfclness- ~,
inches from the outside 81 -be b-ici- 1917
and the header beam shall be not Tess than
work u IKE olieA-
The header beam. carving the tail beams
in front Of firepiace. shan be not ~
nan nan twenty inches from the chimney
Wall Anchors.
Section - Each tier Of beams shall bs
>-Lelored 70 the side front rear or party
l.-ttls AZ intervals or not more than six feer
apart With good strong wrought iron an
e s.5, Of not less than one and half az
inches BY three-eighrs 81 OF an inch in
size such anchors shall Be well fastened
20 the SIDE OF the beams when the zan -
Al right angles 10 the length OF the beam
and hook over the fourth beam when the
wall Is parallel 70 the beam
Beam and Girder straps
- Ses.Ion ~ The ends Of wood beams rest
trd I ~ glfoers shsn be eutted together
-, - 20 ~ anu strapped By VrOuEht-iron
straps Of the same size and distance apars.
or they may lap each other at leszf tv-siys
tl1i inches and be well spiked or bolrai
be anchored TO the walls and fastened 70
eScn other by suitable iron STRAPS
MOOD Columns and Plates
shah Re squared at the ends at right angles
iron or steel caps and base plates sbaII bs
provided Where the cap plate OF a wood
o. top OF the girdfr is an iron base plate
, me wood pos above. the said cap and
Or metal passing through the order. these
, nm > nay be OF round bars Of wrought
Lon o. steel OF proper size and not less
nm -FOUR IN number or oval shaped
nolioyS cast-irOn pin-le OF proper thicErssa
ny 1e used IN each case ADEQUATE to trans
plates SHAH be placed between the can AMI
1ase plates and bolted TO the Eirders when
required to transmit the loads with Saferv
Timber of TrusSes-
Section 90 When compression members
y Srlsses are OF timber. they shall be
strained IN the direction OF the fiber oaiv
Nhen timber Is strained in tension il SHAH
De- strained in the direction Of the fibe-
'uiy- The working stress In timber struts
y pin-connected trusses shall NOT exceed
per cent Of the working treszes used IN
'ther Characters OF Construction
Bots and Washers for Timber Work
Secuon 81 All bolts used in connection
fith timber and wood beam work shall b
ircVl1ed with washers Of such propOrtio1S
IS VIII reduce the COMPRESSION on the wool
Z The face OF the washer to a prope-
mount, suDposing the bolt to De strained to