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Special Studies in Building Structure

Pencil Towers and the History and Development of the High-Rise

Trussed Frame

This system attempts to combine the efficiency of the truss with the stiffness of the rigid frame. The rigid frame could be used to transfer the vertical loading and the truss for the lateral loading.


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