I sent it in an inappropriate file format.  Can you read this one?

-jc





On Monday, May 5, 2003, at 07:30  AM, Hammarberg, Eric wrote:

> John,
>
> I could not open your image - "no program associated..."
>
> Have you looked at books by Don Friedman including "Historical Building
> Construction"?
>
>
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: John Callan [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> Sent: Sunday, May 04, 2003 7:11 PM
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> Subject: Question
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>
> After advising Christopher to use the humility approach at the hardware
> store, I find that I'd rather be embarassed by asking you guys a
> question than the alternative.  Below is a drawing.  Sorry if it bloats
> your email.  I'm confused by the numbers in the centers of the
> structural bays.  Is it reasonable that they represent the thickness of
> the slab spanning two ways between the beams?  Why two numbers?  Is the
> second number the depth of the beam?  Or is the first number...always a
> "5", actually an "S" as in Slab?
>
> Has anyone ever written a book on how to interpret the notes of long
> gone draftsmen?  Particulary the ones in the engineering profession?
>
> -jc
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