Span.Rise.Panel.Chords.End braces.Centre braces.End rod.Centre rod.
501072—8 × 10725 × 52—1⅛2—1
751292—8 × 10825 × 52—1½2—1
10015113—8 × 10926 × 62—1¾2—1
15020134—8 × 121026 × 73—23—1
20025154—8 × 161227 × 75—25—1

PRATT’S BRIDGE.

Fig. 68.

181. Assume the following data for an example:—

Span100feet.
Rise12feet.
Panel10feet.
Weight per lineal ft.2,500lbs.

The tension on the lower, or the compression on the upper chord, will be

250000 × 100
96 = 260,417 lbs.

The manner of dimensioning the chord, and of splicing, is the same as already described for Howe’s.

SUSPENSION RODS.