Cyclopedia of architecture, carpentry, and building : a general reference work (1912)
American Technical Society · Chicago : American Technical Society · leaf 223
to the requirements and conditionspeculiar to the case. Details and capacities cannot be as wellstandardized as in the case of other classes of buildings, becausethere are generally features or combinations of features peculiar tothe case. For this reason, the required loading should be… … Fig. 168. 181 174 STEEL CONSTRUCTION Where the building is of the shed construction, that is, withno floors or a very high first story, special provision for strainsmust be made. Trusses are generally connected rigidly throughtheir whole depth and also by knee braces to the columns. Windstruts at…
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