Adams, Henry · London, New York [etc.] Longmans, Green, and Co. · leaf 105
nt, and a thrust ad in the lower half of the rafter.The force ac may then be resolved into the two equivalent forces ef and gh, acting /«■ 90 THE MECHANICS OP BUILDING CONSTKUCTION at the points of support. Then at point e, from the other side there wiU be asimilar force e/. Combine e] and e/ to… … ^345^Lbs ^q to the thrust ad already found. Add these two thrusts together to give jo, andcombine with the force gh, giving a resultant gp. This last resultant wiU haveto be resisted by an equilibrant gsf, which may be resolved into the horizontalthrust gr and the reaction sg equal to the total…
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