Building construction and superintendence, by F.E. Kidder ... (1896)
Kidder, Frank E. (Frank Eugene), 1859-1905 · New York, W.T. Comstock · leaf 447
stories are supported by trusses after themanner shown in Fig. 482, and several of the tallest buildings inNew York have the wall columns for the entire height of the buildingsupported on cantilever trusses resting on the foundation piers. In the Crocker Building, San Francisco, seven stones are… … Fig. 483. HE A VY FRAMING. 443 As a rule, not more than one story should be hung by rods belowthe truss. The manner of securing the suspending rod is also a matter of im-portance. The method shown in Fig. 483 is probably as good asany, and is comparatively simple. The truss rods are extended some6…
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