Excerpt from Materials and Construction: A Theoretical and Practical Treatise on the Strains, Designing, and Erection of Works of Construction It will be found that algebraical arithmetic, or simple forms Of equations, supply the basis Of calculation, and this basis is indeed amply sufficient for all the theoretical reasoning that is called for in the consideration of the practical problems engaging our attention. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.