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Definition of Corbeled
1. corbel [v] - See also: corbel
Lexicographical Neighbors of Corbeled
Literary usage of Corbeled
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Bridge Engineering by John Alexander Low Waddell (1916)
"The Egyptians made use of corbeled stone arches two or three thousand years ...
It is likely that the previously mentioned "corbeled arch" such as used by ..."
2. A History of Architecture by Fiske Kimball, George Harold Edgell (1918)
"282), Chichen Itza, and elsewhere reveal an ability to transport and work stones
of great size, to employ the column and the corbeled vault, ..."
3. The Propylaia to the Athenian Akropolis: The Classical Building by William Bell Dinsmoor (2004)
"... the corbeled course isas beveled iii this tornu to alloy ti-ne pass.lge (if a
... beveling ofthc corbeled corn-ncr gives exactly the slope (If the roof ..."
4. Building Laws of Nashville, Tennessee: Handbook for Architects, Engineers by Nashville (Tenn.). (1909)
"All chimneys or smoke flues occurring in masonry walls shall have a wall eight
inches thick at the back, and when corbeled out, shall be supported by at ..."
5. National Building Code by American Insurance Association, National Board of Fire Underwriters (1909)
"If the beams do not rest on corbeled ledges, or are not so staggered, the
twelve-inch sections of the walls shall be increased to not less than sixteen ..."
6. International Library of Technology: A Series of Textbooks for Persons by International Textbook Company (1903)
"7 When walls are corbeled out in this way, a plaster or wooden cornice is required,
to give a proper finish to the junction of wall and ceiling, ..."
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