Building construction and superintendence, by F.E. Kidder ... (1896)
Kidder, Frank E. (Frank Eugene), 1859-1905 · New York, W.T. Comstock · leaf 49
Fig. 44. sists in resisting the tendency of the compound rafters to bend, and•also the tendency to pull apart at joints a b c. Any bending of therafters must produce an outward thrust on the walls, and any givein the joints would also have the same effect. … Fig. 4G. To return to Fig. 45, it will be seen that if the walls are suffi-ciently stable that they cannot be thrust outward, only a pin or buttjoint will be required at the top, and only the lower purlins will tendto produce flexure. It is also evident that the greater the depth of the compound…
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