Gambrell Roofs
Gambrell Roofs
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Are there any engineering reference materials relating to designing wood gambrell roof structures?
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RE: Gambrell Roofs
Then I remembered a small pamphlet in my library. It is "The Kansas State College Bulletin No. 42". Title is "The Design of Barns to Withstand Wind Loads", by F. C. Fenton and C. K. Otis. The date is November 1, 1941. There are bibliography references to it on the web, but it appears to be out of print (not surprising). It contains quite a bit of technical information on gambrel, gable & gothic roof barn design.
It will take me a while, probably a week or two, to dissassble the pamphlet, scan the 76 pages, print (.pdf format) & post the document on my website (link below). Will let you know (here) when it is available for download.
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RE: Gambrell Roofs
RE: Gambrell Roofs
SlideRuleEra: thanks for the quite valuable service!
RE: Gambrell Roofs
this actually may be true, but it sure leaves a lot of possibilities...
be sure to post what you find please, i'm very interested in the subject as well. I tried to model one in Ram Advanse once just for kicks, and although i could size members, the trick for me would be how to design the connections...(which is probly the most important part)
RE: Gambrell Roofs
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However installation instructions are not generally available - 1942 seems to be as good as it gets. See the second Letter to the Editor at this link
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My uncle, a structural engineer, used the two documents that I have posted in his work. During World War II he was employed by the US Army Corps of Engineers designing large wooden hangers (because of steel shortage) for military aircraft and blimps. He always said that split-ring connectors make the very best (wood) joints.
Best Wishes
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RE: Gambrell Roofs