Building construction and superintendence, by F.E. Kidder ... (1896)
Kidder, Frank E. (Frank Eugene), 1859-1905 · New York, W.T. Comstock · leaf 32
der wind pressure, but insevere cases they are not sufficient. In the trusses shown in Figs. 15 and 16 it obviously makes nodifference with the strains in the rafters and tie-beam whether theloads are applied at A and B or are suspended directly underneathby means of rods, as shown in Fig. 18, the… … P^ig. 19 shows a combination of a queen-rod and king-rod truss,sometimes used where it is desired to keep the centre of the atticfree from obstructions. In building this truss it will be more economical to form thelower portion of the rafters of two timbers as shown, than to makethem of one size…
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