Definition of Lintels
1. Noun. (plural of lintel) ¹
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Definition of Lintels
1. lintel [n] - See also: lintel
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Literary usage of Lintels
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. National Building Code by American Insurance Association, National Board of Fire Underwriters (1909)
"Arches and lintels. Openings for doors and windows in all buildings over door and shall have good and sufficient arches of stone, brick, or terra-cotta, ..."
2. I.C.S. Reference Library: A Series of Textbooks Prepared for the Students of by International Correspondence Schools (1909)
"lintels AND RELIEVING ARCHES 18. Iron lintels.—All windows and other openings in exterior walls, especially if they are in bearing walls, should have either ..."
3. Handbook of Building Construction: Data for Architects, Designing and by George Albert Hool, Nathan Clarke Johnson (1920)
"CAST-IRON lintels BY ALFRED WHEELER ROBERTS lintels made of cast iron are not ... Cast-iron lintels should be thoroughly inspected for cracks and blow holes ..."
4. The Architects' and Builders' Handbook: Data for Architects, Structural by Frank Eugene Kidder (1921)
"Safe Distributed Loads in Tons for Cut-Iron lintels lintels or SHAPES Loads include weights of lintels. Maximum tensile stress 3 ooo Ib per sq in. ..."
5. Inspection of the Materials and Workmanship Employed in Construction: A by Austin Thomas Byrne (1898)
"This requirement shall not apply to cast-iron lintels used at the buck of stone lintels over openings not exceeding 6 feet in width. ..."
6. Building Construction and Superintendence by Frank Eugene Kidder (1915)
"lintels, Arches, Wood Bricks, Etc. Arched, wooden lintels, 5 inches high at ... [If any other special lintels are required, they should be specified here. ..."
7. Building Code Recommended by the National Board of Fire Underwriters by National Board of Fire Underwriters, C. G. Smith (1909)
"Arches and lintels. Openings for doors and windows in all buildings over door and shall have good and sufficient arches of stone, brick, ..."
8. Inspection of the Materials and Workmanship Employed in Construction. A by Austin Thomas Byrne (1899)
"This requirement shall not apply to cast-iron lintels used ut the back of stone lintels over openings not exceeding 6 feet in width. ..."