Without Visual Hierarchy — Old Structures Engineering

Vierendeel trusses are misnamed. They’re really frames, not trusses. In ordinary trusses, most or all of the members are designed for primary stress consisting of axial load, while every piece of a vierendeel, by definition, has bending. But they have been used (when they’ve been used, which is not that often) in the same places […]

Without Visual Hierarchy — Old Structures Engineering