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Definition of Queen post
1. Noun. Vertical tie post in a roof truss.
Definition of Queen post
1. Noun. A supporting post designed to span longer openings than a king post. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Queen Post
Literary usage of Queen post
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Encyclopaedia Britannica: “a” Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature edited by Hugh Chisholm (1911)
"Queen-post Roof Truss; half elevation, 38' o" spa« fixed on the principal rafters
with intervals of about 8 ft., and on these the common rafters are ..."
2. A Dictionary of Architecture and Building, Biographical, Historical, and by Russell Sturgis (1901)
"A vertical post in a roof truss, whether a king post or a queen post. It is
sometimes a joggle piece. These are both rare in the United States. Door Post. ..."
3. The Encyclopedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature and by Hugh Chisholm (1911)
"Queen-post Roof Truss; half elevation, 38' o* spa fixed on the principal rafters
with intervals of about 8 ft., and on these the common rafters are fastened ..."
4. International Library of Technology: A Series of Textbooks for Persons by International Textbook Company (1905)
"... truss known as the queen post, from the fact that the vertical members, shown
dotted, are made of timber, and are so constructed as to resemble posts. ..."
5. The Mechanical Engineer's Pocket-book: A Reference Book of Rules, Tables by William Kent (1895)
"the truss may be considered aa a queen-post truss, with the loads P,, P, concentrated
at К and the loads P9, /'4 concentrated at F. Then, compres- sive ..."
6. The Theory and Practice of Modern Framed Structures, Designed for the Use of by John Butler Johnson, Charles Walter Bryan, Frederick Eugene Turneaure, William Spaulding Kinne (1910)
"The queen post Truss Without Diagonals.—Trussed beams are sometimes made of the
form shown in Fig. 61, the member AD being a continuous beam. ..."
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