Cyclopedia of architecture, carpentry, and building : a general reference work (1912)
American Technical Society · Chicago : American Technical Society · leaf 227
184 STEEL CONSTRUCTION 177 because it allows the coluinii to be placed directly under the loadinstead of on a bracket which would-cause heavy eccentric load-ing. Fig. 176 shows a partial elevation of the side. The columns … are placed under every other truss only; the intermediate crosstrusses are therefore supported by longitudinal trusses shown byFig. 176. These trusses serve also to give the necessary lateralstiffness to the frame. Fig. 177 shows a detail of the ends of these trusses and the 185 178 STEEL…
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