Building construction and superintendence, by F.E. Kidder ... (1896)
Kidder, Frank E. (Frank Eugene), 1859-1905 · New York, W.T. Comstock · leaf 67
ad of the same intensityover the whole truss. As a general rule, the struts in Fink trussesare placed at right angles to the rafters, as in Figs. 68, 72 and 73,but if there are trussed purlins it is desirable to have vertical mem-bers to receive the ends of the purlins. Vertical struts are… … Fig. 73.—Twelve-Panel Fink Truss. roof in which the rise is not equal to one-third of the span; the risefor wood shingles should not be less than one-fourth of the span,and for corrugated iron not less than one-fifth of the span. Theminimum rise for other roofings is given in Chapter III.…
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