CHAPTER XVII. 

 FRAMEWORK. 



Arrangement. The common methods of arranging the frame- 

 work in simple mill buildings are shown in Fig. I, Fig. 81 and Fig. 82. 

 The different terms which are used in the discussion that follows will 

 be made clear by an inspection of Fig. I and Fig. 81. 



Transverse Bent 



Side Elevation 



End Framing 



,- L Struf 



^.-L Strut 



Do ^ 





Plan Lower Chord Plan Upper Chord 



FIG. 81. 



The three types of mill buildings steel frame mill buildings, mill 

 buildings with masonry filled walls, and mill buildings with masonry 

 walls have been discussed in the Introduction. 



The end post bent, shown in (a) Fig. I and in Fig. 81, usually requires 

 less material than the end trussed bent shown in (b) Fig. I and in Fig. 



