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Structural  Steel  and  Timber  

Design  SAB3233  

Topic  9    
Trusses  Design  
 
  Mohammad  
Prof  Dr  Shahrin  
 
 

Topic  10  -­‐  ConnecIons  

Topic  9  –  Trusses  
Topic  1  -­‐  Overview  

Topic  8  –  Columns  Design  

Topic  2  -­‐  Basis  of  

Topic  7  –  Laterally   Structural   Structural  Design  
unrestrained  beams   Steel  Design   (BS  EN  1990)  

 
Topic  6  –  Laterally   Topic  3  –AcIons  on  
restrained  beams   Structures    
 (BS  EN  1991)  
Topic  4  –  Design  of    
Topic  5  –  Cross-­‐secIon  
steel  structures  
classificaIon  
(BS  EN  1993)  

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Pratt Belgium

Pratt Warren

Fink Howe

Curved Howe

Examples of plane truss system

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Cold-formed steel Angle C-channel Joist CHS SHS

sections

Members  used  in  truss  system    

Concentrated loads
Top chord (rafter)
Sloped internal member

Vertical internal member

Node

Bottom chord

Overall span

Terminology  in  truss  system    

Start

Loading
Analysis assuming all joints are pin-jointed and all loading on
the nodes, out put will be

1  Tensile stress – normally occurs at bottom

chord and sloped internal members
2  Compressive stress – occurs at top chord and
the vertical internal members

Analysis of the load bearing member such as rafter as a

continuous beam supported at the nodes and loaded by the
purlins.

Assessment of stresses due to eccentricity of the

connections
*Normally ignored
Assessment of the effects of joint rigidity and
deflection

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Example  1  :  Design  of  trusses  

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