Rudiments of the art of building : in five sections : general principles of construction, materials used in building, strength of materials, use of materials, working drawings, specifications and estimates (1871)
they all act in the direction of their length, the principals iind struts being subjected to compression, and the king post and tie beam to tension. Fig. 53 shows a sketch of a king ti'uss. The common rafters but on a 'pole plate, the tie beams resting either on a continuous plate, or on short… … additional struts ; and, by extending this principle ad infinitum, we might construct a roof of any span, were it not that a practical limit is imposed by the nature of the materials. Sometimes roofs are constructed without king posts, the queen posts being kept apart by a straining piece. This…
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