Building construction and superintendence, by F.E. Kidder ... (1896)
Kidder, Frank E. (Frank Eugene), 1859-1905 · New York, W.T. Comstock · leaf 94
Fig. 116. The rules which should govern the height and proportions ofHowe and Lattice trusses are given in Sections 10 and 12, andTables I and II will be found useful in making the preliminarydrawings. If the pitch of the roof is parallel with the trusses, as is frequentlvthe case in buildings… … Fig. 117. For deck roofs the trusses may be made, of the shape shown byFig. 117, and for such roofs, it will be well to put in counter-braces,to resist the wind pressure against the sides or the roof. 48. // steel trasses are to be used, one of the types shown by Figs.80 to 85, Chapter II, will…
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