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The Various Trusses For Hip Roof Systems
The Various Trusses For Hip Roof Systems
BCGBC4010A>Roofsystems>RooftrussesGeneral
RooftrussesGeneral
Back Thevarioustrussesforhiproofsystems
Truncatedstandardtruss
Introduction
Thistakesastandardtrussshapebutcutsoff
Design
thetoptosuittheslopeatthetopofahip
requirementsfor
end.
rooftrusses
Termsforroof
trussmembers
Trusstypesfor Truncatedgirdertruss
hiproofsThe
basicconcept Thisisthemaintrussinahipend.Itoccurs
belowthestandardtruncatedtrusses.Ittakes
Thevarious theloadoftheouterhiptrussesincludingthe
trussesforhip hip,jackandcreepertrusses.Itismade
roofsystems strongerthanthestandardtruncatedtrussesto
taketheseloads.
Thecamberin
trusses
Hiptruss
Thisformsthehiplineoftheroof.Itissimilar
toahalftrussbuthasanextendedtopchord.
Thisextendsoverthetruncatedgirdertruss
andfinishesasthetopofthehip.Somejack
andallcreepertrussesbuttintothehiptruss.
Jacktruss
Thisrunsintothehiptruss.Itissimilartoa
halftrussbutwithanextendedtopchord.This
extendsoverthetruncatedgirderandmeets
thehiptruss.
Creepertruss
Thisrunsintothehiptrusswithnoextension
ofthetopchord.Thatis,itstopsshortofthe
truncatedgirder.
Scissortruss
Thereisamodifiedstandardtrusstosuita
slopingceiling.Mostscissortrusseshavean
equalpitchceilingeachsideoftheapex.Other
ceilinglinesarealsopossible.
Belltruss
ThisisacommonroofshapeforFederation
andhomesteadstylehouses.Thetopchord
hastwopitches.Thelowerpitchisusuallyover
averandahorpatioarea.
Bowstringtruss
Thistrussismostlyusedasacommercial
truss,however,itisbecomingmorecommon
inthedomesticsector.Thetopchordsare
designedtoallowacurvedroof.
Cantilevertruss
Thiscanactuallybeanytypeoftrussbutthe
supportpointononeorbothsidesislocated
insidethespan,notattheheel.Anextraweb
isrequiredattheinnersupportlocation(s).
Cutofftruss
Thiscanbeanytypeoftrussbutdoesnot
haveaheel.Thistrussshapeisdeterminedby
thelocationandcomparativeheightofthe
pitchinglinesoneithersideoftheroofarea.
Halftruss
Ahalftrussisafulltruss,cutoffattheapex.