ROOF TRUSS ANALYSIS

Definitions:
Span - usually express in terms of panel length
Pitch - Height of truss over span. Most economical pitch is = ¼
Bay length - Distance center to center of trusses

Deadloads:
 Weight of roof covering ( GI sheets, ceramic roofings, etc. )
 Weight of steel purlins
Unit weight varies from 80 – 220 Pa of roof surface.The low values for light loads
and short span between roof trusses.
 Weight of roof trusses
Weight of roof trusses is distributed equally to joints on TC and BC or weight is
distributed 2/3 on TC joints and 1/3 on BC joints.

Empirical Formula; WT = 35.9 ( 1 + L/3.048 ) ( Steel Truss )

Other Deadloads:
o Weight of Bracings
 Weight of bracings may be assumed to vary from 48 Pa to 100 Pa of roof
surface.
o Weight of ceiling if any
o Weight of ceiling joist if any

Miscellaneous loads
 Balcony load if there is any
 Shafting if there is any
 Other ceiling loads if there is any

Tributary Area- Projected area in a structure to which actual loadings are assumed
to be distributed.

LOAD COMBINATIONS:
 Deadload + Liveload
 Deadload + Windload ( Left )
 Deadload + Windload ( Right )
 1.2Deadload + 1.3Windload ( Left ) + Liveload
 1.2Deadload + 1.3Windload ( Right ) + Liveload
 1.2Deadload + 0.5Liveload
 Deadload + 0.75 [ Liveload + Windload ( Left ) ]
 Deadload + 0.75 [ Liveload + Windload ( Right ) ]