[[wiki-architecture]] · [[Biographies]] · [[ARCHITECTURE]] · [[000]] # Queen post A queen post is a tension member in a truss that can span longer openings than a king post truss. A king post uses one central supporting post, whereas the queen post truss uses two. Even though it is a tension member, rather than a compression member, they are commonly still called a post. A queen post is often confused with a queen strut, one of two compression members in roof framing which do not form a truss in the engineering sense. The double punch truss appeared in Central Europe during the Renaissance. == Architecture == A queen-post bridge has two uprights, placed about one-third of the way from each end of the truss. They are connected across the top by a beam and use a diagonal brace between the outer edges. The central square between the two verticals is either unbraced (on shorter spans), or has one or two diagonal braces for rigidity. A single diagonal reaches between opposite corners; two diagonal braces may either reach from the bottom of each upright post to the center of the upper beam, or form a corner-to-corner "X" inside the square. == See also == Timber roof trusses Timber framing == References == - [[Digital Architecture]] - [[Professional Practice/Codes & Standards/National Building Code of India/Part 06 - Structural Design/Section 7B - Systems Building]] - [[Design/Architectural Design]] - [[Building Construction/Estimating & Costing/kitchens]] - [[History and Theory/Temple Architecture/Stone Temples of India/pillars]] - [[Design/Building Typologies/Hospitality Architecture]] - [[Design/Contributors]] - [[Building Construction/Structural Systems/Concrete Structures]] - [[Urban and Planning/Housing]] - [[Building Construction/Construction & Materials/Building Material]] == External links == Bridge Basics Queen post King Post Truss vs Queen Post Truss via YouTube