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Truss Design Sample

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Design of Trusses (Typical for Pavillion Trusses)

3280N

4443 N 9 loads at 500N each = 4500 N 4104 N

Cc = √(2π2E/Fy) = 119.8

for Top Chord: for Bot Chord:


max Axial Load P = 5,523.3 kN in Compression max Axial Loap P = 9,946 N in Tension
Le = 550 mm Le = 500 mm
kL/r = 55.78 < Cc kL/r = 50.71 < Cc
for Diagonal Members: for Vertical Members:
max Axial Load P = 2,436.0kN in Compression max Axial Loap P = 4, 782 N in Tension
Le = 660 mm Le = 1200 mm
kL/r = 113.59 < Cc kL/r = 206.54 > Cc
for Properties of Angles:
Ax Tw Ix r
2 3 4
(mm ) (mm) (10 mm ) mm

2" x 2" x 3/16" 296.26 3 58.81 9.86


1-1/2" x 1-1/2" x 3/16" 173.68 3 14.05 5.81

for Top Chord: for Bot Chord:

Pcap = Fa * Ax Fa = {1 - 1/2 (L/r)2 / Cc2} Fy/FS Pcap = Fa * Ax Fa = 0.60Fy = 165 Mpa


3
5 3(Le/r) (Le/r)
FS = ----- + ------- - --------- Pcap = 48 882 N > 9 946 SAFE
3 8Cc 8Cc3
FS = 1.829
hence Fa = 134 MPa
Pcap = 39 699 N > Pact SAFE

for Compression Members: for Tension Member:

Pcap = Fa * Ax Fa = {1 - 1/2 (L/r)2 / Cc2} Fy/FS Pcap = Fa * Ax Fa = 0.60Fy = 165 Mpa


5 3(Le/r) (Le/r)3
FS = ----- + ------- - --------- Pcap = 28 657 N > 4 782 SAFE
3
3 8Cc 8Cc
FS = 1.829
hence Fa = 79 MPa
Pcap = 13 722 N > Pact SAFE

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