This section is from the book "Cassell's Cyclopaedia Of Mechanics", by Paul N. Hasluck. Also available from Amazon: Cassell's Cyclopaedia Of Mechanics.
A figured design of a centre for a seven-ring brick arch of -15ft. span and 18 ft. 6in. rise, the length of the arch being 17 ft. 6in., is here given. It is assumed that the centering has only to carry the arch bricks. It should be very carefully put together, as there is no surplus strength in an arch of these dimensions.

Centering for Brick Arch.
 
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