Building construction and superintendence, by F.E. Kidder ... (1896)
Kidder, Frank E. (Frank Eugene), 1859-1905 · New York, W.T. Comstock · leaf 29
but one. If the load W2 is half way between the supports, and W1 and W3 BLILDIXG COXSTRUCTIOX. are half way between the supports and the centre, then the tensionin r will equal J \Y, + i W8, plus half the weight of the tie-beam. Ifthe tie-beam supports a ceiling over its full length, then one half… … -King Rod Truss Fig. 9. nated as king-rod or king-post trusses, they being the modernform of the old king-post truss, in which a wooden post was usedfor the centre tie. King-rod trusses are sometimes seen with rodsat k and 1. When the tie-beam supports a ceiling they may be usedto advantage, but…
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