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TRUSS
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6/1922 Goodrich
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Inventor:
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(Continued)
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ABSTRACT
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E04H12/16
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exterior columns and forms an mtenor or exterior load
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TRUSS
7,010,890.
20
40
50
interconnecting the top chord and the bottom chord. The top
chord, the bottom chord, and the Web members are integrally
formed from concrete, and the top and bottom chords are
each adapted to support planks that form a ?oor and/or a
ing the top chord and the bottom chord. The top chord, the
bottom chord, and the Web member are integrally formed
from concrete, and prestressed reinforcing members are
members and betWeen the top and bottom chord, With the
opening having dimensions su?icient to form a corridor
tives. Steel is also commonly used for both single level and
multi-level buildings.
necting the top chord and the bottom chord. The top chord,
the bottom chord, and the Web members are integrally
55
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the top chord, the bottom chord, and the Web members are
integrally formed from concrete, and the top and bottom
chords are each adapted to support planks that form a ?oor
and/or a ceiling in the building. Prestressed reinforcing
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30
Web Will extend betWeen the top and bottom chords 14, 16.
The Web members 12 each include a ?rst side surface 18
and a second side surface 20 de?ning a thickness tW ther
ebetWeen. In the embodiment illustrated in FIGS. 1-5, the
embodiment of a truss.
embodiment of a truss.
45
55
60
22, 24 project beyond the ?rst and second side surfaces 18,
20, respectively, of the Web members 12. Thus, the top chord
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5
The protrusion of the side surfaces 22, 24 beyond the
supported on the ledges 26, 28, 36, 38, and, for each ?oor in
the building, the planks 40 extend a distance d3 betWeen
planks.
25
top and bottom chords 14, 16, Which increases the load
bearing capacity of the truss.
tWo of Which are disposed in the ?ange 30, and the bottom
chord 16 illustrated as including fourteen strands, tWo of
Which are positioned so that they extend through the ?anges
39 and the loWermost portions of the Web members 12. A
larger or smaller number of strands could be used, depend
project beyond the ?rst and second side surfaces 18, 20,
respectively, of the Web members 12. Thus, the bottom
30
35
40
45
50
the mold. Once the concrete is cured, the tension force on the
members 42 is released, so that the members 42 apply a
55
60
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form a ceiling for one ?oor and a ?oor for the next ?oor
?oor as shown.
20
parking.
25
30
35
10 are shown spaced apart the distance d3. The trusses are
supported at their ends by the columns 52. The trusses 10
50
60
building.
When used to form an exterior load bearing wall, the
trusses 100 will be con?gured slightly different than the
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desired, then no opening Would be provided, and the Web
member 112 Would be a single Web member extending
betWeen the top and bottom chords 114, 116.
112 facing the interior of the building, and the side surface
118 of the truss members 112 facing the exterior of the
building. Planks 40 are laid betWeen the truss 100 and the
truss 10 described previously With respect to FIGS. 1-5.
trusses 10, 100 is that the building 50, 150 can be con
structed Without interior load bearing columns. Columns can
interfere With the use of the building space. For example, in
a building With parking beneath the building on a loWer
level, the presence of columns can reduce the number of
parking spaces that are available, and can impact hoW the
20
FIGS. 9 and 10. In the truss 200, Web members 202 (only
one Web member is shoWn in FIG. 9) interconnects top and
bottom chords 204, 206 Which do not include ?anges 30 or
39. In addition, the planks 40 rest on the top surface of the
25
top chord 204, With the ends of the planks adjacent each
other. For the bottom chord 206, at the locations of the Web
members 202, the planks rest on the shoulders de?ned on the
30
respective chord.
35
trated in FIG. 11, the truss includes at least one Web member
252 and top and bottom chords 254, 256. The thickness of
the top and bottom chords 254, 256 and the thickness of the
Web members 252 are substantially the same, in Which case
the chords 254, 256 do not have side surfaces that project
beyond the sides of the Web members. In this embodiment,
the planks 40 rest on the top surface of the top chord 254,
While the planks are supported by the bottom chord 256
through the use of, for example, metal angles or metal plates
45
50
Wherein the ?rst ledge of each chord projects beyond the ?rst
side surface and the second ledge of each chord projects
beyond the second side surface, and Wherein the ?rst and
second ledges project in directions perpendicular to the
vertical plane extending betWeen the top and bottom chords.
9. The concrete truss of claim 8, Wherein the ?rst and
respective chord.
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CERTIFICATE OF CORRECTION
PATENT NO.
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DATED
INVENTOR(S)
: October 2, 2007
: Desutter
It is certified that error appears in the above-identi?ed patent and that said Letters Patent is
hereby corrected as shown below:
Column 11, line 5(o1aim 11): ooorete planks should read --oonorete p1anks--.
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JON W. DUDAS
CERTIFICATE OF CORRECTION
PATENT NO.
: 7,275,348 B2
Page 1 of 1
DATED
INVENTOR(S)
: October 2, 2007
: Desutter
It is certified that error appears in the above-identi?ed patent and that said Letters Patent is
hereby corrected as shown below:
Column 11, line 5(o1aim 11): ooorete planks should read --oonorete p1anks--.
m WQA
JON W. DUDAS