Cyclopedia of architecture, carpentry, and building : a general reference work (1912)
American Technical Society · Chicago : American Technical Society · leaf 228
Fig. 238. Section Showing Design of King-Post Truss for Wide Span longer dimension in cross section is vertical, while others are setso that their longer dimension is at right angles to the rafters. Bothof these methods are commonly employed. The tension membersC are merely for the support of the… … Fig. 239. Seciion Showing Design of Trussed Roof Using Iron Castings at Joints Fig. 238 shows a truss of the same general form as the one shownin Fig. 237, but of larger span. This truss is of such a span and hasits joints and purlins arranged in such a way that it is similar to thetrusses shownjn…
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