Hatfield, Robert Griffith, 1815-1879. [from old catalog] · New York & London, Wiley and Putnam · leaf 207
uss, which mustnecessarily take place from the shrinking of the king-post andother parts. If the joint is made fair at first, when the trusssettles it will cause it to open at the under side of the rafter, thusthrowing the whole pressure upon the sharp edge at a. This willcause an indentation in… … <^ Fig. 245. Fig. 246. Fig. 247. 340.—If the rafters and struts were made to abut end to end,as in Fig. 245, 246 and 247, and the king or queen post notchedon in halves and bolted, the ill effects of shrinking would beavoided. This method has been practised with success, in someof the most…
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