TOM I. NALL
STATE ARCHITECT

STATE OF KANSAS
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Profe Fe Ae Russell
University of Kansas
Lawrence, Kansas

Dear Mre Russell:

I have been looking into the matter of adding
the additional space between the trusses of

the Robinson Gymnasium and it does not appear
that this is possible for a number of reasonSe

If the floor joists were run between the trusses
the bottom cord does not have sufficient strength
to take the load in bending, and if we put beams
between the trusses the panel points and carry
the joists between the beams we would become
involved in complicated connections which I be-
lieve would exceed the value of the installatione
From the standpoint of a stress diagram on

 

“assumed loadings it would not appear to be advis-

able to add the additional load even if we could a
overcome the ‘difficulties. ‘mentioned in regard |

to framing the floor between the trussese _

Cordially yours,

 

 

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Charles Le Marshall
Assistant State Architect
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