Anjuman-i-Islam’s

M. H. Saboo Siddik College of

Engineering
Civil Engineering Department

Design of Steel Roof Truss

Dr.Ganesh Kame
Professor
B. E. (CIVIL), M. E.
(STRUCTURE),
Ph.D.  (IITB)
Teaching: 17 Years,
Research: 03 Years,
Others:01 Year
 INTRODUCTION
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 Trusses are triangular

frame works in which the
members are subjected
to essentially axial forces
due to external load.

 External load and the

members lie in the same
plane.

 In case of space trusses

members are oriented in
three dimensions and
also the loads may act in
any direction.
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 Lattice Girders
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 lattice girders are the trusses which

frequently used to span long lengths in
the place of solid web girders.

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  Steel members subjected to axial
4 forces are generally more efficient
than members in flexure since the
cross section is nearly uniformly
stressed.
 Trusses are extensively used,
especially to large span structures.

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 USES
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Trusses are used in

 Roofs of single storey industrial buildings

 Long span floors and roofs of multistory

buildings, to resist gravity loads [Figs.

(a) and (b)].

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  Walls of multi-storey buildings and
horizontal planes of industrial buildings
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to resist lateral loads and give lateral
stability [Figs. (c) and (d)].

 long span bridges to carry

gravity loads and lateral loads [Fig. (e)].
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 LOADS ACTING ON
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TRUSS
 Dead load- 1) Dead load of claddings
2) Dead load of purlins
3) Self weight of the trusses
4) weight of bracings
 Live load
As per IS:875-1987 (Reaffirmed
1992).
 Wind load
 Earthquake load
As per IS:1893-1985.
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 ANALYSIS OF TRUSSES
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 The loads are assumed to be acting only

at the nodes of the trusses.

 They are usually statically determinate.

 Can be analysed manually by the method

of joints or by the method of sections.

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 CONFIGURATION OF
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TRUSSES
 Pitched Roof Truss
 Parallel Chord Truss
 Trapezoidal Truss

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 TRUSS MEMBERS
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 The members of trusses are made of

either rolled steel sections or built-up
sections depending upon the span
length, intensity of loading.

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 DESIGN OF TRUSSES
11  The design standard (IS: 800) imposes
restrictions on the maximum
slenderness ratio, (l/r), as given below:
Member type Max l/r limit

Members under compression under loads other than wind/ earthquake load 180

Tension members undergoing stress reversal due to loads other than wind load 180
or seismic forces
Members normally under tension but may have to resist compression under 250
wind load
300
Compression flange of a beam against
lateral torsional buckling
350
Members designed only for tension even
though they may experience
stress reversal
400
Members always under tension (unless pre-
tensioned to avoid sag)of Steel Roof Truss
Design
 These limits are imposed to ensure the
following:
 Too slender a member is avoided which may be
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damaged during transportation and erection.

 Members do not sag excessively under self-weight

during service causing excessive deflection in truss.

 Compression members do not sag greater than

1/1000th of their length, which is beyond the
imperfection limit assumed in the compressive
strength calculation.

 It is a common practice to specify a minimum angle

size of 50 X 50 X 6 in the case of roof trusses.

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 Thank you

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