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The mechanics of building construction,by (1912)

Adams, Henry · London, New York [etc.] Longmans, Green, and Co. · leaf 119

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V V ■sa-Gcrft /mom puriin 104 THE MECHANICS OF BUILDING CONSTRUCTION brace and collar will have a pull on it of 128 cwt. = 6-4 tons. The netarea is 042 sq. in., giving a stress of say 15 tons per sq. in. It willtherefore be seen that the truss will be perilously near failure if the fullloading is… … ^232 crrC-ft. EXERCISES ON LECTURE XV Q. 57 a. Draw frame and stress diagrams for the modified hammer-beam trussshown in Pig. 341, allowing 28 lbs. per sq. ft. for wind pressure normal to slopein addition to structural load. Calculate the stress in the members. For answer, see Pigs. 342 to 347.…

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