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FLOOR AND ROOF SYSTEMS
FIGURE 7.22 Staggered-truss system. (a) Story-high trusses are erected in alternate stories along
alternate column lines. (b) Typical vertical section through building.
FIGURE 7.23 Stacking of trusses in staggered-truss systems. (a) Checkerboard pattern; (b) an
alternative arrangement.
FIGURE 7.24 Deformations of staggered trusses induce bending in exterior
columns.
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