Cyclopedia of architecture, carpentry, and building : a general reference work (1912)
American Technical Society · Chicago : American Technical Society · leaf 227
ows what is known as a king-posttruss. Its distinguishing feature is the member A called a king-post, B are the purlins, and E are the rafters resting on them. Aswill be seen by a study of the figure, the members of the truss areso arranged as to divide it up into a series of triangles, or rather… … Fig. 237. Section Showing Design of King-Post Truss a way as to be crushed or broken, but it can not be distorted, thatis, none of the triangular spaces can change their shape withoutsome member of the truss being either lengthened or shortened,which means that some member of the framework must…
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