Perspective and sectional drawings.
SC 346441
Description Perspective and sectional drawings.
Catalogue Number SC 346441
Category On-line Digital Images
Copy of DC 10643
Scope and Content Drawing of jack-arch construction in north range of Houldsworth's Cotton Mill in City of Glasgow Houldsworth's Cotton Mill was built in 1804-5 and is important because it was one of the first mills to built with fire safety in mind. This shows how the low jack-arches turn the weight of the floor into outwards thrust, sandwiching the transverse beams support them. The square rod is one of the tie-rods which runs the length of the building, preventing the walls from bursting. The fireproof north range was built of brick on a cast-iron frame. The roof was supported on cast-iron trusses made from prefabricated sections bolted together. Steam from the engine passed through the hollow cast-iron columns, so heating the range. Source: RCAHMS contribution to SCRAN.
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