Building construction and superintendence, by F.E. Kidder ... (1896)
Kidder, Frank E. (Frank Eugene), 1859-1905 · New York, W.T. Comstock · leaf 83
nsion and contraction. Much of theeconomy of the truss lies in the fact that it requires no columns tosupport it, and, the base of the truss being very near the groundlevel, it is well proportioned to resist wind pressure. A great ad-vantage of this truss is the free movement allowed under… … 184-0 -*i Fig. 101.—Half-Truss, Manufacturers and Liberal Arts Building, Chicago, 11 TYPES OF STEEL TRUSSES. 75 timated that a range of temperature of ioo° Fahr. would produce achange in level of 2| inches at the centre pivot. The arched ribs are always built of plates and angles with…
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