The Pompidou Center and the Carpenter Center both required i…
The Pompidou Center and the Carpenter Center both required inventive strategies for large horizontal spans. The Pompidou Center focuses its energy on the gerberette, with a more familiar Weber truss system spanning between the gerberettes. The Carpenter Center, in contrast, uses a concrete-encased steel Vierendeel truss with pinned connections to the concrete columns. Which of the following statements best describes the difference between the truss used in the Pompidou Center and the Vierendeel truss used in the Carpenter Center?