Steel Truss System

Session 2 & 3
Truss Load system & Analysis

Steel Truss System: Bridge Truss System

Bridge:
The bridge structure supports a deck which allows the passage of
pedestrians and vehicles, than transmit all of these loads (incl. self
weight of the bridge) through piers, abutments and foundations to the
ground.
For moderately large spans the use of
beams to support bridge decks
becomes uneconomical., trusses may
be used.
Trusses carry loads by developing axial
forces in their members. For the same
span and load, the truss system
capacity is larger than simple beam
because of the skeletal nature of their
construction, the structure will be
lighter.

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Type

Truss Configuration

Materi
al

Information

Pratt

Steel

Early type of bridge truss,

maksimum span up to
200 ft

Howe

Steel

Early type of bridge truss,

the spans up to 200 ft

Warren

Steel

Commonly use for bridge

truss now, maksimum
spans up to 200 ft

Parker

Steel

More efficient for 200 to

360 ft spans

Baltimor
e

Steel

Use to spans more then

300 ft

K
Truss

Steel

Use to spans more then

300 ft

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Steel Truss System: Bridge Truss System

Load path: bridge abutmem/pierfooting foundation pile
Bridge length
Trhough bridge (truss)

clear spans

abutmen

clear spans

clear spans Clear Zone

Side spans

Main spans
Pier

Super
structure

clear spans
Side spans

Sub
structure

abutmen
Footing

foundation pile

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Steel Truss System: Bridge Truss System

Truss Bridge member:
- Deck
- Main girder
- Secondary beam
- Gusset joint plate
- Wind bracing
- Chord member

Gravity load path:

Deck secondari bemmain beam
Joint plate chord member
Bearing plate

Lateral load path:

Joint plate wind bracing joint plate
Chord member bearing plate

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Steel Truss System: Bridge Truss System

imensional steel truss structure like bridge truss, can be made to 2D modelizatio
idelazation take assumed:
n plate works as pined joint
load transfered to join plate before structural analysis

Truss

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Bridge Truss System: Gravitiy & lateral load

The gravity load that worked on truss bridge system are:
- Structural self weight
- Chord member self weight
- Joint plate weight
- Bolts
- Aditional superimposed weight
- Concrete deck
- Asphalt pavement
- Walk path
- railing
- Live load
- traffic load
The Lateral load that worked on truss bridge system are:
- Wind load
- Earthquake load

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Bridge Truss System: Gravitiy & lateral load

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Steel truss system: roof truss

FUNCTION OF STRUCTURE
The basic function of any structure is to support loads and
transmit them to the ground.
Building:
The building structure supports the roof,
floors, walls and their loads and
transmit them through the foundation to
the ground.
The roof truss commonly a spereate
structure system from main bulding structure
system.
Its analyze and design spereatly from the
main building struture, in communly
Foundation
assumed tha the roof system is
just dead
load to the main structure

Foundation

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Steel truss system: roof truss

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Steel truss system: roof truss

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Steel truss system: roof truss

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Roof Truss Member

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Roof Truss Member

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Roof Truss: Member Assembling

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Roof Truss: Gravity Load Path

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Roof Truss: Wind Load Path

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Roof Truss: Gravity Load

The gravity load that worked on truss bridge system are:
- Structural self weight
- Chord member self weight
- Joint plate weight
- Bolts
- Aditional superimposed weight
- Roof Closer (concrete roof, metal roof, etc)
- Roof closer suppot (gording, reng, usuk)
- Ceilling hangger truss
- Ceilling closer (plafon, gypsum)
- electriciry utility (wire system, lamp,)
- Live load
- Roof life load (if space above ceiling use as a room)
- Worker live load

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Roof Truss: Lateral load

The lateral load that worked on truss bridge system are:
- Wind load
- Earthquake load (from roof closer slef weight)

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