This document discusses roof trusses used in construction including different types of truss designs, truss components and connectors, installing and bracing trusses, and truss safety. It provides details on standard truss designs and variations, how trusses are assembled using metal connectors, and proper techniques for installing and bracing roof trusses.
This document discusses roof trusses used in construction including different types of truss designs, truss components and connectors, installing and bracing trusses, and truss safety. It provides details on standard truss designs and variations, how trusses are assembled using metal connectors, and proper techniques for installing and bracing roof trusses.
This document discusses roof trusses used in construction including different types of truss designs, truss components and connectors, installing and bracing trusses, and truss safety. It provides details on standard truss designs and variations, how trusses are assembled using metal connectors, and proper techniques for installing and bracing roof trusses.
This document discusses roof trusses used in construction including different types of truss designs, truss components and connectors, installing and bracing trusses, and truss safety. It provides details on standard truss designs and variations, how trusses are assembled using metal connectors, and proper techniques for installing and bracing roof trusses.
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Unit 50 Roof Trusses
Truss Types and Components •
Principles of Truss Design • Truss Fabrication • Installing Roof Trusses • Truss Safety Unit 50 — Roof Trusses
Roof trusses are
commonly used in residential construction. Metal plate connectors fasten the truss components together. Unit 50 — Roof Trusses
Roof trusses serve
the same purpose as rafters but provide a larger unsupported span. Unit 50 — Roof Trusses
Various roof truss
designs can be combined to form intersecting roofs. Unit 50 — Roof Trusses
A variety of standard roof
truss designs are available. An endless number of variations of the standard designs are possible. Unit 50 — Roof Trusses
Galvanized metal connector plates tie together chords and web members and distribute and transfer loads between adjacent members. The teeth are very sharp and should be handled carefully. Unit 50 — Roof Trusses
Hinge plates may be used as an
alternative to piggyback trusses. The top chords are aligned at the peak and nails are driven through the prepunched holes. Unit 50 — Roof Trusses
The balance of tension
and compression gives a truss its ability to carry heavy loads and cover wide spans. Unit 50 — Roof Trusses
A tight fit between truss members is essential to the
structural integrity of the truss. Unit 50 — Roof Trusses
During manufactured truss assembly, metal plate connectors are pressed into truss components. Unit 50 — Roof Trusses
When framing intersecting roofs, valley trusses are installed over the roof sheathing. Hip roofs can be framed using a Dutch hip system where truss jack rafters are attached to a hip truss. Unit 50 — Roof Trusses
Light trusses can be positioned
by hand after they are placed upside down between the exterior walls of a building. Unit 50 — Roof Trusses
Longer and heavier
trusses should always be hoisted by crane in an upright position. Unit 50 — Roof Trusses
Metal spacers such as these are used to properly
space trusses and are not designed to be used as bracing. Sheathing is applied directly over the spacers. Unit 50 — Roof Trusses
Truss anchors and
hangers are used to attach trusses to other structural members. Unit 50 — Roof Trusses
For one-story buildings, the first
truss is placed along the double top plate and is secured with vertical, horizontal, and lateral ground braces. For multistory buildings, ground braces are attached to the subfloor. Unit 50 — Roof Trusses
Temporary diagonal braces should be installed across the top chords of the trusses at least every 30′ starting from one end of the building. Temporary lateral braces are installed at 8′-0″ intervals. Unit 50 — Roof Trusses
Permanent metal braces may be installed between roof trusses as lateral bracing. Unit 50 — Roof Trusses
Roof anchors are
installed to provide an anchorage point for lifelines of personal fall-arrest systems.
