Cyclopedia of architecture, carpentry, and building : a general reference work (1912)
American Technical Society · Chicago : American Technical Society · leaf 369
theequilibrium of the structure. In a truss loaded solely withvertical forces, the first two con-ditions are the only ones whichwould be used. If the truss isacted on by a wind load whichhas a vertical and horizontalcomponent, then the third con-dition needs to be considered. In the strain sheet… … 299 288 STEEL CONSTRUCTION noted t!iem as indicated on the diagram, the only other externalforce to determine is the reaction. As the truss is symmetricallyloaded, the reactions are equal, and each e(iual to half the total load,or 77,400 pounds. Suppose the top and bottom chords and the diagonal of…
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