Cyclopedia of architecture, carpentry, and building : a general reference work (1912)
American Technical Society · Chicago : American Technical Society · leaf 321
ram of the truss, with the stresses placed upon it. A positive sign signifies a tensile stress, and a negative sign signifies a compressive stress. The length of the top chords is 1 32- + 16=^ = 35.6 feet; and thelength of each panel is j of this,or 8.9 feet. The horizontal pro-jection of one panel… … Stresses iu a Fiuk Truss. Roof covering, 8.9 X 16 X 12 = 1 710 poundsSnow and wind, 8 X 16 X 30 =3 840 Total = 5 550 pounds This should be resolved in two components, T^and H, perpendicularand parallel to the truss chord. These are determined by the pro-portions of similar triangles, as follows: V…
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