A horizontal cut to the bottom of a sloping bottom chord usually the width of the bearing i e.
Attic truss terminology.
Flat truss a truss which has the top chord parallel to the bottom chord over the entire length of the truss.
If the roof eave extends beyond the gable end wall by more than 1 then a dropped gable is normally used.
Square the amount of roofing material needed to cover 100 square feet of roof.
Structural support of trusses usually walls normally with a timber wall plate.
The truss profile span heel height overall height overhang and web configuration depend on the specific design conditions and will vary by application.
The wall plate width see figure 7.
Typical framing systems gable.
Truss a pre built structural member capable of supporting a load over a given span.
Pitched truss any truss in which the top chord is sloped and the bottom chord is horizontal.
Truss a pre built structural member capable of supporting a load over a given span.
Roof trusses manufacturers terminology components of a truss.
An l shaped metal strip positioned along a roof s edges to allow water to run off the roof without running down the eaves or siding.
Bearing cut or seat cut.
Pitched truss any truss in which the top chord is sloped and the bottom chord is horizontal.
A truss consists of one or more triangles in its construction.
Eaves on a sloped roof the horizontal underside that projects out from the house wall.
Dead load weight of roof trusses top chord bottom chord webs weight per lineal foot plf 2x4 2x4 2x4 4 3 2x4 2x8 2x4 5 6 2x6 2x4 2x4 4 8 2x6 2x6 2x4 5 5 2x6 2x6 2x6 6 2 2x6 2x8 2x4 5 9 2x6 2x10 2x4 6 6 2x6 2x10 2x6 7 2 2x8 2x8 2x4 6 6 2x8 2x8 2x6 7 2 2x8 2x10 2x8 8 4 dead load weight of floor trusses depth in inches top chord bottom chord.
A gable roof has vertical planes usually on the.
The highest point on a truss where the sloping top chords meet.
Symmetrical a truss whose loading and configuration is exactly the same on both sides of the centerline.
Each hip truss has the same span and overhang as the adjacent standard trusses but decreases in height with the top and bottom chords of its center portion parallel to each other and horizontal.
Flat truss a truss which has the top chord parallel to the bottom chord over the entire length of the truss.
This drag strut drag truss or collector is a single element or component designed to transmit lateral loads to lateral load resisting systems that are parallel to the applied force.
A truss or trusses designed to assist in resisting the effects of seismic events by acting as a drag strut.
Tension forces being exerted on a truss member that creates pulling apart or elongating effect.
Trusses used in a hip set roof system.
Portion of the end wall above the eave line of a double sloped roof.
