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Her aft superstructure was extended forward and her forecastle built up; electronic antennas and a heavykingpostwere mounted amidships.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The roof is an old, but not original,kingpoststructure.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.There is one main transverse oak tie beam on which thekingpostof the main truss is based.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.A bridge would require twokingposttrusses with the driving surface between them.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The roof truss is unusual in having a shortkingpostfrom the collar beam.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The top of thekingpostis splayed to receive the principal rafters.
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As the crane lifted thekingpostvertically, the jib of the crane began to buckle.
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Thiskingpostwas 50 ft.
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Because of the length of thekingpostand the height to which it had to be lifted, an extension had been fitted to the crane jib.
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Thekingpostis normally under tension, and requires quite sophisticated joints with the tie beam and principal rafters.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The deck is supported by akingpost, which is held up by a triangular truss.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.This has a gigantic tie-beam holding up akingpostceiling.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The roof is supported bykingposttrusses.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Frequently found in roof framing between on a tie beam and a principal rafter or from akingpostto a principal rafter.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The wing was wire braced via akingpostpassing through the fuselage, extending both above and below.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The current house dates to c. 1570, with earlier remains that include part of a medievalkingpostroof.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.A smaller, narrower stair leads to an attic wherekingposttrusses support the church's ceiling rafters.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.It consists of three heavy beechkingposttrusses with purlins and common rafters, about 16 in below the current roof.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Inside the church is akingpostroof.
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