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RooftrussesGeneral

Back Thevarioustrussesforhiproofsystems
Truncatedstandardtruss
Introduction
Thistakesastandardtrussshapebutcutsoff
Design
thetoptosuittheslopeatthetopofahip
requirementsfor
end.
rooftrusses

Termsforroof
trussmembers

Trusstypesfor Truncatedgirdertruss
hiproofsThe
basicconcept Thisisthemaintrussinahipend.Itoccurs
belowthestandardtruncatedtrusses.Ittakes
Thevarious theloadoftheouterhiptrussesincludingthe
trussesforhip hip,jackandcreepertrusses.Itismade
roofsystems strongerthanthestandardtruncatedtrussesto
taketheseloads.
Thecamberin
trusses

Hiptruss

Thisformsthehiplineoftheroof.Itissimilar
toahalftrussbuthasanextendedtopchord.
Thisextendsoverthetruncatedgirdertruss
andfinishesasthetopofthehip.Somejack
andallcreepertrussesbuttintothehiptruss.

Jacktruss

Thisrunsintothehiptruss.Itissimilartoa
halftrussbutwithanextendedtopchord.This
extendsoverthetruncatedgirderandmeets
thehiptruss.

Creepertruss

Thisrunsintothehiptrusswithnoextension
ofthetopchord.Thatis,itstopsshortofthe
truncatedgirder.
Scissortruss

Thereisamodifiedstandardtrusstosuita
slopingceiling.Mostscissortrusseshavean
equalpitchceilingeachsideoftheapex.Other
ceilinglinesarealsopossible.

Belltruss

ThisisacommonroofshapeforFederation
andhomesteadstylehouses.Thetopchord
hastwopitches.Thelowerpitchisusuallyover
averandahorpatioarea.

Bowstringtruss

Thistrussismostlyusedasacommercial
truss,however,itisbecomingmorecommon
inthedomesticsector.Thetopchordsare
designedtoallowacurvedroof.

Cantilevertruss

Thiscanactuallybeanytypeoftrussbutthe
supportpointononeorbothsidesislocated
insidethespan,notattheheel.Anextraweb
isrequiredattheinnersupportlocation(s).

Cutofftruss

Thiscanbeanytypeoftrussbutdoesnot
haveaheel.Thistrussshapeisdeterminedby
thelocationandcomparativeheightofthe
pitchinglinesoneithersideoftheroofarea.

Halftruss

Ahalftrussisafulltruss,cutoffattheapex.