Building construction and superintendence, by F.E. Kidder ... (1896)
Kidder, Frank E. (Frank Eugene), 1859-1905 · New York, W.T. Comstock · leaf 104
Fig. 126 them from being pushed outward by the upper rafters. These tie-beams should also be of such a section that they may act as strutswhen under wind pressure. In this particular building one of thetrusses forms the ridge of the front portion of the roof, while theother truss supports one side…
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