advantage of the trussed beam 41 7400 , 1 X —— = 4 nearly; 4i--t-4 5800 that is to say, the advantage of the simple beam, as comparedwith the trussed beam, is nearly as 1 to f. 38 ON COMPOUND OR TRUSSED Trussed Beams ivhere the Rods are attached to points abovethe line of the top flange. Let us now… … This form of construction, in my opinion, rather tends toincrease than to diminish the defects of the truss-beam; for theraising of the points of attachment, a and b, increases the powerof the truss-rods to rupture the upper flange of the beam. Andwe may here observe, that this objection applies…
Building, Iron and steel
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