Building construction and superintendence, by F.E. Kidder ... (1896)
Kidder, Frank E. (Frank Eugene), 1859-1905 · New York, W.T. Comstock · leaf 28
ould not affect the strain in the other pieces, except as it increasesby its own weight the load at W; consequently, when only a singleload is to be supported, and that is at the apex, a vertical rod is ofno use, except to prevent the tie from sagging under its own weight. The tie T mav be of… … generally more convenient to makeit of wood, as shown in Fig. 7,which shows the next develop-ment of this truss. We have herea load to be supported at the apexof the truss, and also a load (rep-resented by w w) at the centre ofthe tie-beam. To prevent trans-verse strain in the tie-beam it isevident…
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