Re: D&RGW Trestlework.
| January 15, 2020 06:53PM |
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I especially like the closeup of the Trestle showing the Inverted King Post. I'm sure Dave 2-8-0 will appreciate it too.
Rich and Dave et al
That is not a King Truss.
Note collapsed end bent(at far end), centre bent, and end bent sitting atop beams(some missing) and beams(or stringers) atop the bent caps. The bracing stands against the centre bent cap and the tension rods just stop that diagonal force from splaying out the end bents. A crude box truss using standard trestle construction, that is all. The rest of the trestle appears to be driven pile bents.
This is a King truss.
Rich and Dave et al
That is not a King Truss.
Note collapsed end bent(at far end), centre bent, and end bent sitting atop beams(some missing) and beams(or stringers) atop the bent caps. The bracing stands against the centre bent cap and the tension rods just stop that diagonal force from splaying out the end bents. A crude box truss using standard trestle construction, that is all. The rest of the trestle appears to be driven pile bents.
This is a King truss.
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