Cyclopedia of architecture, carpentry, and building : a general reference work ... (1907)
American School of Correspondence · Chicago : American Technical Society · leaf 171
y upon the span of the truss and th^loads to be carried, which are different for different parts of thecountry. It is common practice to insert a tie rod between thepoints h and <■ to take up some of the thrust which would other-wise come on the walls. All parts of the framework must besecurely… … Fig. 200. Hammer Bipam Trus.s. Truss Details. There are several ways of supporting thepurlins on wooden trusses, but the method illustrated in Fig. 201is one of tlie best as well as the most frequently employed. Ablock of wood a is set up against the lower side of the purlin, andprevents it from…
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