HOWE TRUSS ANALYSIS

(DIMENSION using AUTOCAD '07 AND MS EXCEL '10)

MEMBER DIMENSION (meter)
TOP CHORD
1 DoLo 1.04
2 LoU1 1.74
3 U1U2 1.74
4 U2U3 1.74
5 U3U4 1.74
6 U4U5 1.74
7 U5U6 1.74
8 U6U'5 1.74
9 U'5U'4 1.74
10 U'4U'3 1.74
11 U'3U'2 1.74
12 U'2U'1 1.74
13 U'1Lo' 1.74
14 D'oL'o 1.04
BOTTOM CHORD
15 LoL1 1.67
16 L1L2 1.67
17 L2L3 1.67
18 L3L4 1.67
19 L4L5 1.67
20 L5L6 1.67
21 L6L'5 1.67
22 L'5L'4 1.67
23 L'4L'3 1.67
24 L'3L'2 1.67
25 L'2L'1 1.67
26 L'1L'O 1.67
WEB MEMBERS
27 U1L1 0.50
28 U2L2 1.00
29 U3L3 1.50
30 U4L4 2.00
31 U5L5 2.50
32 U6L6 3.00
33 U'5L'5 2.50
34 U'4L'4 2.00
35 U'3L'3 1.50
36 U'2L'2 1.00
37 U'1L'1 0.50
38 L1U2 1.94
39 L2U3 2.24
40 L3U4 2.6
41 L4U5 3
42 L5U6 3.43
43 U6L'5 3.43
44 U'5L'4 3
45 U'4L'3 2.6
46 U'3L'2 2.24
47 U'2L'1 1.94
 DESIGN/ STRUCTURAL DATA

Total Storey Height HSTOREY = 11.00

Truss Height HTRUSS = 3.00
Truss Span Length L = 20.00
Truss Spacing (Baylegth) ß = 6
Pitch 2H/L = 1.10
Slope θ = 17°
Support
Right End - Roller Support
Left End - Hinged Support

TRIBUTARY AREAS

Tributary Area #1 (TA1) = 10.340

Tributary Area #2 (TA2) = 11.495
Tributary Area #3 (TA3) = 11.000
Tributary Area #4 (TA4) = 9.900
Tributary Area #5 (TA5) = 11.000

DEADLOAD COMPUTATION
GENERAL DATA
Weight of Roofing (Gauge # 24) WR = 100
Weight of Ceiling WC = 150
Weight of Insulation WI = 20
Weight of Purlins WP = 200
Weight of Bracing System WBC = 100
Weight of Ceiling Joist WCJ = 80
Weight of Service Loads/ Miscellaneous Loads WS = 250

WEIGHT OF TRUSS (Empirical Formula)

WT = 35.9 (1 + L/3.048) (STEEL TRUSS)
WT = 271.4643 Pa (Horizontal Surface)
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 DEADLOAD ON TOPCHORD
Concentrated Load On Topchord Joints
NOTE: Weight of truss is to be distributed equally between the top and the bottom chord

For outer joints @ Topchord

PTC = [(1/2)(WT)(TA4)] + [(WR + WBC + WP + WL)(TA1)]
PTC-1 =
PTC-11 =
For middle joints @ Topchord
PTC = [(1/2)(WT)(TA3)] + [(WR + WBC + WP + WL)(TA2)]
PTC-2 =
PTC-3 =
PTC-4 =
PTC-5 =
PTC-6 =
PTC-7 =
PTC-8 =
PTC-9 =
PTC-10 =

DEADLOAD ON TOPCHORD

Concentrated Load On Bottomchord Joints

For all joint @ Bottomchord
PTC = [(1/2)(WT)(TA3)] + [(WR + WBC + WP + WL)(TA5)]
PBC-12 =
PBC-13 =
PBC-14 =
PBC-15 =
PBC-16 =
PBC-17 =
PBC-18 =
PBC-19 =
PBC-20 =
 LIVELOAD COMPUTATION

LIVELOAD ON TOPCHORD
Weight of Roof Live Load WLL = 1000 Pa
NOTE: Weight of the live load is to be distributed only at the topchord joints only

Concentrated Load On Topchord Joints

NOTE: Weight of truss is to be distributed equally between the top and the bottom chord
For outer joints @ Topchord
PTC = WLL (TA1)
PTC-1 =
PTC-11 =
For middle joints @ Topchord
PTC = WLL (TA2)
PTC-2 =
PTC-3 =
PTC-4 =
PTC-5 =
PTC-6 =
PTC-7 =
PTC-8 =
PTC-9 =
PTC-10 =
 WINDLOAD COMPUTATION (By Duchemin Formula)

WINDLOAD from LEFT

For outer joints @ topchord
PTC = PN (TA1)
PTC-1 =
PTC = PN (TA2/2)
PTC-6 =
For middle joints @ topchord
PTC = PN (TA2)
PTC-2 =
PTC-3 =
PTC-4 =
PTC-5 =

WINDLOAD from RIGHT

For outer joints @ topchord
PTC = PN (TA1)
PTC-11 =
PTC = PN (TA2/2)
PTC-6 =
For middle joints @ topchord
PTC = PN (TA2)
PTC-7 =
PTC-8 =
PTC-9 =
PTC-10 =
 WINDLOAD COMPUTATION due to 0.30 Inward Pressure Coefficients

WINDLOAD from LEFT

For outer joints @ topchord
WIN = WIN (TA1)
PTC-1 =
WIN = WIN (TA2/2)
PTC-6 =
For middle joints @ topchord
WIN = WIN (TA2)
PTC-2 =
PTC-3 =
PTC-4 =
PTC-5 =

WINDLOAD from RIGHT

For outer joints @ topchord
WIN = WIN (TA1)
PTC-11 =
WIN = WIN (TA2/2)
PTC-6 =
For middle joints @ topchord
WIN = WIN (TA2)
PTC-7 =
PTC-8 =
PTC-9 =
PTC-10 =