stress in the bottom lateral bracing. TOP LATERALS. It was found by investigating the standards of the differ-ent railroads that the top laterals were,in nearly every case,com-posed of angles. In short spans,the laterals usually consist ofone angle or of two angles placed back to bacK. These angles… … Fig.32. 20. lower flanges of the top chord. The advantage of fastening thisbracing to both the top and the bottom of the chord Is that an ec-centric connection Is avoided. Fig.31 shows the type of top lateral bracing used by theNorthern Pacific Railroad. Here,adjustable rods are used,whlch…
