Building construction and superintendence, by F.E. Kidder ... (1896)
Kidder, Frank E. (Frank Eugene), 1859-1905 · New York, W.T. Comstock · leaf 103
be placed near theend walls, it is often cheaperto support the roof by lon-gitudinal trusses, particularlywhere there is to be no ceil-ing, or where it is desired tohave a greater clear heightin the centre than at the sides. Fig. 126 shows the man-ner in which the roof of a large car house and… … LONGITUDINAL TRUSSING. 95 centre, and the upper lengths are supported entirely by the trusses,the rafters being mutually supported at the ridge, as in a small pitchroof. Willi such construction, however, the tops of the trussesshould be connected frequently by horizontal tie-beams, to prevent
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