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TRUSS

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Assembled of members [beams connected by nods =rigid structure
2 force members

Early Bronze Age
2500 bc
Greeeks

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Components

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Orulin
Tie beam
Strut
Common rafters
Principals rafters
Wall plate
Rigid board
King post

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Common rafter

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Minor rafter aka
Diagonal wooden beams

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Principle rafter

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Sits directly on tie beam and carry purlin

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Tie beam

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Main horizontal beam cconnecting principle rafter

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Purlin

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Long horizontal beam on post or principle rafters of a truss

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Strut

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Diaoganal member that adds strength

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Wall plate

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Lumber laid horizontally on wall
Chief structural member that load baring

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Rigid beam

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Non structural member on which rafters are lean

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King post

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Central vertical post in king post truss

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Types of truss

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Siccors
King post
Queen
Praised tie
Howe
Architectural
North light
Pratt
Warren

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Scissor truss

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Wanted ceiling and extra head room
Angled beam small post

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King truss

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Vertical post with QUEEN
Conjunction with heavy timber truss

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Queen truss

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Truss with 2 extra diagonal and one post with with king truss

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Raised tie

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Residentially
Queen truss with raises tie beam
Basically higher queen

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Howe

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Exceptionally large span
Queen with ost on diagonal

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Arched

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A appearance
Attic
Horizontal

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Fink

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Diagonal truss in place of post

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North light

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Has northern opnening

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Pratt

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Simple and economical
Easier to build
Members placed vertically joined with 2 horizontal members
Vertical takes compression and diagonal tension 100 ,m span

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Wareen truss

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W shape
Equi triangle
Each allernative diagonal member in tension and comprsaion lesser members 20-100m span

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