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king post truss
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king post truss
HB50
truss consisting of a pair of principal rafters restrained by a horizontal tie beam with a vertical king post positioned at the centre of the tie beam and usually has two struts to support the rafters from the foot of the kingpost
See Figure A.25
See Figure A.25
It was the traditional roof truss for spans up to 12 m, usually of timber but now superseded by steel or prefabricated trusses.
