The theory and practice of modern framed structures : designed for the use of schools, and for engineers in professional practice (1897)
Johnson, J. B. (John Butler), 1850-1902, Bryan, C. W. (Charles Walter), 1863-1927, Turneaure, Frederick Eugene, 1886- · New York : J. Wiley & Sons · leaf 436
er this kind of stress as possible,Thus in the Norfolk & Western Railroad plans in Plate VII, the posts are given end bearingscontinuously from top to bottom, being simply notched at the joints. On the other hand,Plate VIII shows 24 inches of timber under a lateral crushing load each 25 feet in… … Fig. 407. braced together transversely in pairs to form bents, as shown in the cross-section. Fig. 407.The bents are then braced together in pairs to form towers. The towers are designed so asto have sufficient stability, both longitudinally and transversely, to withstand any force whichmay tend to…
