Rudiments of the art of building : represented in five sections [...] for the use of architects, builders, draghtsmen, machinists, engineers and mechanics (1853)
Bullock, John · New York : Stringer & Townsend · leaf 128
e ends of a strut should becut off as nearly square as possible, otherwise, when the tini-^ber shrinks, which it always does, more or less, the thrust isthrown upon the edge only, which spUts ox crushes ui^der thepressure, and causes settlement. This is shown out by the dotted lines on the… … The connection of the foot ofa king-post with the tie-beam tobe suspended from it is shown infig. 85. 124 RUDIMENTS OF THE figure show a similar effect, produced by the shrinking of theking-post, for which there is no preventive but making itof oak, or some other hard wood. The same…
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