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Building trusses: Two-directional

Thumbnail Image Image-GoddenD43 Church building. This 2-way truss system is unusual in that the top chords are parallel to the sides of the auditorium which is square in plan, whereas the tension members run diagonally. The diagonals are solid rods with clevis connections to the vertical tubes. (Berkeley, California)

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