Building construction and superintendence, by F.E. Kidder ... (1896)
Kidder, Frank E. (Frank Eugene), 1859-1905 · New York, W.T. Comstock · leaf 142
Fig. 169. CHURCH ROOFS WITH LEVEL CEILINGS. 133 … purlins, which support the valley, are supported by braces from thetie-beams of the trusses. The tops of the two posts have heavycast-iron caps, with a flat top. In any roof construction the purlinsshould be well tied together endways and securely anchored to thewalls. In the church above…
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