Building construction and superintendence, by F.E. Kidder ... (1896)
Kidder, Frank E. (Frank Eugene), 1859-1905 · New York, W.T. Comstock · leaf 88
s are directly the reverse of those in trusses supported at bothends, the upper chord or rafter in the cantilever being- in tension,while in all other trusses, except the hinged arch, it is in com-pression. 44. ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES OF THECANTILEVER TRUSS—The special advantages possessed by… … Fig. 110.—Cantilever Truss, Agricultural Hall, Norwich, England. quently no tie-rods required. The particular advantage of this trussfoi very great spans is that it can be erected without scaffolding un-der the centre, and in bridge work this is considered as its only ad-vantage. It is claimed by…
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