10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «QUOIN POST»
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Report of the Board of Engineers on Deep Waterways Between ...
QUOIN POST. The function of the quoin post is fourfold. It must act as a column in
carrying the weight of the gate; it must act as a girder transversely to the gate and
also in the plane of the linos of thrust of the horizontal frames and distribute the ...
United States. Board of Engineers on Deep Waterways,
1900
In January of 195 1 . he was appointed as a rural mail carrier for R R #3 from the
Du Quoin Post Office and later transferring to R R #1 . He carried rural mail for 31
years. Curt was and Irene is a member of the Du Quoin First Christian Church, ...
3
Elements of Civil Engineering
They are therefore fixed by an iron gudgeon or pivot i let into the lower end of
each quoin post, and which is received into a cast iron step or pivot hole fixed in
the floor of the lock. The hole in this step is not cylindrical, but oval, so that the ...
4
Final Report of the International Commission for the Study ...
2.1.1.2.5. Bearing and rotating devices Stresses due to the weight of the gate are
transmitted to the quoin post and thence to a female socket having a concavity
which bears on a spherical pintle. This is usually a casting which is held securely
...
5
Illustrated Dictionary of Historic Architecture
... a header in the face of a wall and a stretcher in the face of the return wall.
quoining Any architectural members which form a quoin. quoin post Same as
heelpost, 2. quoin stone A quoin. rah and dab Same as wattle and daub. rabbet,
rebate.
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Reports to the General Assembly of Illinois at Its ... ...
A cast iron box, with a socket, is let into the quoin post, and fastened with wedges
; a pedestal, with a pivot to fit into this ... the upper cnd of the quoin post will be
supported by an iron collar, secured by anchor bolts, as represented in the plans.
7
Reports Made to the General Assembly of Illinois
A cast iron box, with a socket, is let into the quoin post, and fastened with wedges
; a pedestal, with a pivot to lit into ... gate; the upper end of the quoin post will lie
supported by an iron collar, secured by anchor bolt*, as represented in the plans.
Illinois. General Assembly,
1839
8
An elementary course of civil engineering
... the quoin post, to which it is secured, and is mortised with the mitre post. The
balance beam should be about four feet above the top of the lock, to be readily
manoeuvred ; its principal use being to open and shut the leaf. The top cross
piece ...
9
Professional Papers of the Corps of R. Engineers
The two lower bars are 12 inches thick ; the upper bar is only 10 inches thick:
these being the principal bars, all of them are 27 inches broad in the middle, 16
inches at the end next the mitre-post, and 18 inches at the quoin-post, having a ...
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Papers on Subjects Connected with the Duties of the Corps of ...
The two lower bars are 12 inches thick ; the upper bar is only 10 inches thick:
these being the principal bars, all of them are 27 inches broad in the middle, 16
inches at the end next the mitre-post, and 18 inches at the quoin-post, having a ...
Great Britain. Army. Royal Engineers,
1842
3 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «QUOIN POST»
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BASEBALL: Eight-run fifth carries Du Quoin
Du Quoin Post #647 picked up a 10-2 home win over Steeleville on Saturday afternoon, doing almost all of their damage during an eight-run bottom of the fifth ... «Du Quoin Evening Call, Jun 14»
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Pinckneyville/Du Quoin falls, Murphysboro wins at 5th Division tourney
Pinckneyville/Du Quoin Post 2504/647 (17-13) led 4-3 going into the bottom of the eighth on a pair of leadoff home runs by center-fielder Bryant Shute in the first ... «The Southern, Jul 12»