Simplified construction lacking elaborate truss systems for the arched roof was also seen as an advantage.
Of special interest is the relatively simple design given vitality by the delicate brick detailing and the handsome laminated truss system.
Bollman used the idea of redundancy of members so that his truss systems did not fail.
A wooden truss system crisscrosses the ceiling of the 700-square-foot conference room, which has a restored doorway at its entrance from the lobby.
The Staggered truss system is a type of structural steel framing used in high-rise buildings.
The renovated structure had the truss system replaced by a canopy, that would allow views.
Several fires have almost destroyed the wood-and-slate roof, although the delicate truss system is intact.
Built in 1892, the bridge employs a brown truss structural system and is approximately 80 feet long.
They devised a truss system to brace the walls that let the house have a central bathroom and kitchen with open space around it.
The bridge, being more than 100 years old, is supported by a town lattice truss system held firmly together with wooden pins.