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Inthisexample,aparallelchordsteelrooftrussisanalyzedfortypicaldeadandroofliveloads.The
photobelowshowsatrussgirder(paintedgray)supportingtheroofofagymnasium.

Figure1.Trussgirders(gray)supportingbarjoists(white)supportingmetalroofdeckforagymnasium

Thetrussgirderinthephotoissupportedbycolumns(notseeninFigure1)andsupportsbarjoistsat
thepanelpoints(chordconnections)andmidwaybetweenthepanelpoints.Asimilartrussgirderis
analyzedinthisexample,exceptthatthebarjoistsarelocatedatthepanelpointsonly.Information
abouttrussgirdermembersispresentedbelow.

Table1.Trussgirdercomponents.
TypeMember Shape AvailableStrength(Pn)
Chords WT6x20 160k(compression)
Diagonals LL2.5x2.0x3/16 73k(tension)
Verticals LL2.5x2.5x3/16 43k(compression)

Thetotalweightoftrussgirder(selfweight)is4.05k,andthebarjoistsweigh9plf.Otherroof
componentsarelistedbelow.

Roof&Ceiling:
20gametaldeck
Waterproofmembranewithgravel
1thickPerliteinsulatingroofboards
Heating&coolingductwork
Steelsuspendedceiling
AcousticFiberBoard

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8@10
6

SideElevationofRoofFraming
trussgirder
3@25

3@25
barjoists

column

PlanView

metaldecking
8@10
barjoist

6 trussgirder

FrontElevationView

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Stability&Determinacy

StructuralModelofTruss

assumethattrussisexternallystaticallydeterminateforgravityloads

Num_Forces =33+3= 36
Num_Eqns =18x2= 36

thereforestable&determinate

DeadLoad
Roof&CeilingWt: weight,psf
20gametaldeck 2.5
Waterproofmembranewithgravel 5.5
Fiberglassinsulation 0.7
Heating&coolingductwork 4
Steelsuspendedceiling 2
AcoustisFiberBoard 1

Total 15.7 psf use 16 psf

trussgirderselfwt 4.05 k =4.05k/(80ftx25ft)= 2.03 psf

18.03 psf
barjoistwt 9 plf

PDint (deadloadataninteriorpanelpoint)
=18.025psfx25ftx10ft= 4.51 k dueroof,ceilingwt&trussgirder
=9plfx25ft= 0.225 k duepurlinwt
4.73 k
D
P ext (deadloadatanexteriorpanelpoint)
=18.025psfx25ftx10/2ft= 2.25 k dueroof,ceilingwt&trussgirder
=9plfx25ft= 0.225 k duepurlinwt
2.48 k

7@4.73k
2.48k 2.48k

DeadLoadsonTrussGirder
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LiveLoad
Roofliveload=Lr=(20psf)R1 0.6<=R1<=1.0
R1=1.20.001At

At =25ftx10ft/panelx8panels= 2000 sf
R1 =1.20.001x2000sf= 0.60
Lr =20psfx0.6= 12 psf

PLrint =12psfx25ftx10ft= 3.00 k dueroofliveload

PLrext =12psfx25ftx10/2ft= 1.50 k dueroofliveload

7@3k
1.5k 1.5k

LiveLoadsonTrussGirder

FactoredLoad
D Lr
Pu =1.2P +1.6P

PU_int =1.2(4.73k)+1.6(3k)= 10.476 k

PU_ext =1.2(2.48k)+1.6(1.5k)= 5.376 k

7@10.476k
5.376k 5.376k

FactoredLoadsonTrussGirder
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MaximumChordCompressiveForce

Drawdeflectedshapeofloadedtruss.Identifychordwithmax.compressiveforce.

Thetop"fibers"ofthebeamareincompression,and

thefibersinthemiddleofthebeamhavethemaximumcompression.

Therefore,thetopchordinthemiddleofthetrusshasthemax.compressiveforce.

CalculatetheforceinthetopchordofPanel#4

4@10.476k
5 376 k
5.376k
f_top

R =[7(10.476k)+2(5.376k)]/2= 42.042 k R

M aboutPt5=0:
(f_top)(6ft)(42.042k5.376k)(4x10ft)+(3x10.476k)(20ft)=0

f_top 139.7 kinpanelsatmidspan

Checkthestrengthofthechords

factoredforceinmember(P u)<?Availablestrength(cPn)

Pu 139.7 k
CPn 160 k OK
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MaximumDiagonalTensileForce

Lookingattheparallelchordtrussasifitwereabeam,themax.shearoccursnearthesupports

analagousbeam(assumeloadisuniformlydistributedalongbeam)

shear

bending
moment

Therefore cut the truss in the first panel to calculate max diagonal force
Therefore,cutthetrussinthefirstpaneltocalculatemax.diagonalforce

5.38 k

f_diag 6 ft 11.66 ft

10 ft

42.04 k

FV=0: 42.042k5.376k6/11.66xf_diag

f_diag 71.3 kinendpanels

Checkthestrengthofthediagonals
Tu 71.3 k
TPn 73 k OK