Building construction and superintendence, by F.E. Kidder ... (1896)
Kidder, Frank E. (Frank Eugene), 1859-1905 · New York, W.T. Comstock · leaf 78
e loads, however, is usually such that only veryslight strains are brought upon the bracing, so that the amount ofmaterial required for a truss of this shape is considerably less than TYPES OF STEEL TRUSSES. 69 in a truss with a straight rafter. That the framework shown in Fig-.93 shall be in… … Fig. 93. Trusses of the types shown in Figs. 94 and 95 have been moreextensively used for bridges than for roofs, as they are not so welladapted to the usual conditions of roof construction. For a seg-mental or parabolic roof, however, this type makes a very eco-nomical truss. In the truss shown by…
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