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Definition of King post
1. Noun. Post connecting the crossbeam to the apex of a triangular truss.
Definition of King post
1. Noun. A central vertical supporting post used in architecture and bridge and aircraft design. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of King Post
Literary usage of King post
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Dictionary of Architecture and Building, Biographical, Historical, and by Russell Sturgis (1901)
"Same as king post, below. Crown Poet. A vertical post in a roof truss, ... A.
In carpentry work, a tie resembling a post, such as the king post and queen ..."
2. Gothic Architecture in England: An Analysis of the Origin & Development of by Francis Bond (1905)
"KING-POST ROOF.—We have said that there was a tendency of the rafters of a nave to
... Usually, to the upper part of the king-post were attached four struts ..."
3. A Glossary of Terms Used in Grecian, Roman, Italian, and Gothic Architecture by John Henry Parker (1845)
"flower or other ornament carved at the top of each of the circular ribs; the
king-post and tie-beam were both moulded, and the latter had moulded circular ..."
4. Treatise on the Theory of the Construction of Bridges and Roofs: Illustrated by De Volson Wood (1883)
"KING-POST AND QUEEN-POST SYSTEMS. KING-POST SYSTEM. 35.—THE KING-POST Tiu.Ns is
frequently employed in bridges of short span, and in the construction of ..."
5. Handbook of Building Construction: Data for Architects, Designing and by George Albert Hool, Nathan Clarke Johnson (1920)
"(king post and Reversed king post types) Tension in DB (Fig. ... 66) - li-ia-rA
Wn fl Aa in the king post truss, to the unit stress in the members AD from ..."
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