Building construction and superintendence, by F.E. Kidder ... (1896)
Kidder, Frank E. (Frank Eugene), 1859-1905 · New York, W.T. Comstock · leaf 283
.For this method of loading the stress diagram is similar to one-halfof the truss diagram, the stress in the rods and braces being uniformwhile the stress in the chords increases with the number of panels.The maximum bending moment for a beam or truss loaded at the WL center is , L denoting the… … Stress Diagram Fig. 2S8. we have 4 for the quotient, which is the height of the truss—or themaximum stress in the tie beam of a Howe Truss, is equal to themaximum bending moment in foot pounds, divided by the height ofthe truss in feet and this is true for all Howe Trusses and also forlattice…
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