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The members which support covering material of a sloping roof, are
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Ankalkote Vishal said:
8 years ago
Purlin is correct answer.
Rafter supports purlin. And purlin supports Roof covering.
Rafter supports purlin. And purlin supports Roof covering.
Dhanu said:
8 years ago
Given answer is correct.
Battens is a wooden member that is provided in rafter to paving tiles on a sloping roof.
Battens is a wooden member that is provided in rafter to paving tiles on a sloping roof.
Roy said:
8 years ago
Given answer is correct, it is RAFTERS.
Ahmed said:
8 years ago
I think it's purlin. Coverings rest directly on purlins.
Jayabrata said:
8 years ago
Purlin is the correct answer.
Ravi said:
8 years ago
Battens are provided only wher wooden truss is there otherwise purlins directly support s the covering sheets.
Vikas balyani said:
8 years ago
Yes, the answer should be batten.
Gani said:
9 years ago
Tiles are supported by batten, batten is by common rafter, common rafter is by purlin, purlin is by principle rafter, then strut and post.
Answer should batten.
Answer should batten.
Deepak Kumar said:
10 years ago
I think purlins support the roof covering.
Osric said:
1 decade ago
I suppose the roof covering is attached directly to the purlins hence its first initial source of support.
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