Thorpe, William Henry · London, E. & F.N. Spon, limited; New York, Spon & Chamberlain · leaf 32
to the diagonal tension stress only. There is one fault which frequently shows itself instiffeners though not the result of web-stresses, and whenperforming an additional function—^viz., the breaking of MAIN GIRDERS: OPEN WEBS. 17 T stiffener knees at the weld, where brought down on to thetops of… … ms.tl_j <^_j ^ Fig. 10. There is some little temptation in practice to make useof the solid web as a convenient stop for ballast, or roadmaterial. Special means, perhaps at the cost of some littletrouble, should be adopted, where necessary, to avoid this. Main Giedees ; Open Webs. With these, as…
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