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TIMBER-TRUSSES HANDOUTdocx
TIMBER-TRUSSES HANDOUTdocx
TIMBER-TRUSSES HANDOUTdocx
(2) BOTTOM CHORD – THE BOTTOM BEAM FINK ROOF TRUSS IS A SIMPLE WEBBED TRUSS
SPANNING THE LENGTH OF THE TRUSS DESIGN THAT PROVIDES THE MOST
ECONOMICAL ROOF SOLUTION FOR ROOF
(3) WEB – THESE ARE THE INTERNAL MEMBERS OF STRUCTURES. THE FINK DESIGN ENABLES ROOF
A TRUSS LOADS TO BE TRANSFERRED DOWN TO THE
WALLPLATE.
(4) PITCHING POINT – THE POINT WHERE THE
SLOPING MEMBERS (TOP CHORD) CONNECTS ADVANTAGES OF TIMBER ROOF TRUSSES
WITH THE BOTTOM CHORD
FLEXIBILE AND VERSATILE
(5) APEX/PEAK – HIGHEST POINT OF A TRUSS
ECO-FRIENDLY
TYPES OF TIMBER TRUSSES ECONOMICAL
DURABLE AND STRONG
KING POST TRUSS IS A STRUCTURAL SYSTEM
MAINLY USED IN ROOF CONSTRUCTION. IT ENERGY EFFICIENT
CONSISTS OF TWO ANGLED RAFTERS, A
AESTHETICAL FREEDOM
CENTRAL VERTICAL POST (“KING POST”), THE
BOTTOM CHORD, AND TWO DIAGONALS
CONNECTING THE RAFTER WITH THE BOTTOM DISADVANTAGES OF TIMBER ROOF TRUSSES
CHORD. IT IS COMMONLY USED IN RESIDENTIAL
AND SMALL COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS, SUCH AS SUSCEPTIBLE TO FIRE
BARNS, SHEDS, AND SMALL CHURCHES.
MORE MAINTENANCE
QUEEN POST TRUSS IS A STRUCTURAL SYSTEM PRONE TO PEST, ROT, AND FUNGI ATTACKS
COMMONLY USED IN ENGINEERING PROJECTS
NOT WIND- PROOF
TO SUPPORT ROOFS. IT CONSISTS OF TWO
VERTICAL POSTS CONNECTED BY A SHRINKAGE AND SWELLING OF WOOD
HORIZONTAL BEAM, TWO INCLINED RAFTERS
AND A HORIZONTAL TIE BEAM.
MINIMIZING THE PROBLEMS OF TIMBER WOOD
HOWE TRUSS IS A TYPE OF TRUSS THAT USES
WOOD MUST BE CHOSEN WITH CARE
DIAGONAL MEMBERS THAT SLOPE TOWARDS
THE CENTER OF THE TRUSS, WHILE THE VERTICAL APPLY COATING
MEMBERS ARE IN TENSION.
DRYING
ARCHED TRUSSES HAVE STRAIGHT TOP RAFTERS. PRESERVATIVE TREATMENT FOR WOOD
THIS STYLE ORIGINATED FROM CLASSICAL, EURO,
REMEDIAL TREATMENT
TRADITIONAL, AND SOMETIMES RUSTIC TIMBER
FRAME DESIGNS. HEY WORK BEST WHERE THE THICKNESS OF THE TIMBER THAT YOU WANT
FULLER DESIGNS ARE TOO BULKY AND YOU TO USE WILL DEPEND ON HOW MUCH WEIGHT
WANT MORE OPEN FEEL ABOVE YOUR HEAD. THE TRUSS WILL SUPPORT. GENERALLY, 2X6 OR
2X8 SIZE TIMBER IS USED, BUT FOR SMALLER
ARCHED TRUSS THIS STYLE CONSISTS OF TWO HOME ADDITIONS, SHEDS, AND BUILDINGS,
BEAMS THAT RUN FROM THE LOWER PART OF 2X4S MAY BE SUFFICIENT.
TRUSS DETAIL SAMPLE
DETAIL A DETAIL B
DETAIL C DETAIL D
DETAIL E DETAIL F