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Dead Load Weight of Roof Trusses Wtcatko Com
Dead Load Weight of Roof Trusses Wtcatko Com
Weight per
Top Chord Bottom Chord Webs
Lineal Foot (plf)
2x4 2x4 2x4 4.3
2x4 2x8 2x4 5.6
2x6 2x4 2x4 4.8
2x6 2x6 2x4 5.5
2x6 2x6 2x6 6.2
2x6 2x8 2x4 5.9
2x6 2x10 2x4 6.6
2x6 2x10 2x6 7.2
2x8 2x8 2x4 6.6
2x8 2x8 2x6 7.2
2x8 2x10 2x8 8.4
Find:
a) Determine the weights of the materials
b) Identify the top chord and bottom chord dead load and live loads.
c) Sketch the loading diagram for this truss (TCLL, TCDL, BCLL, BCDL).
d) Calculate the end reactions for this truss assuming no overhangs.
Find:
a) What is the actual live load deflection of the member and does it meet
the design criteria?
b) What is the total load deflection of the member and does it meet the
design criteria?
Find:
a) Which is the greater load on the trusses, construction load or design
load?
b) If these truss materials have values of E= 1,700,000 psi and I = 842.94
in4 what is the expected maximum deflection of a typical truss under each
load condition?
Find:
a) Based on the provisions of Section 4.7.2 of ASCE 7, how much should
the weight of the AC unit be increased?
b) Assuming that the AC unit is supported equally by each truss, how much
load should each truss be designed to support?
a) Fill in the Load Duration Factor (LDF) for each of these loads.
D + S = ________
D + W = ________
D + E = ________
c) Which is the load duration factor for the highest load combination in part b?
LDF = __________
Find:
a) The top and bottom chord dead load.
b) The top chord live (include snow load as a live load) and bottom chord
live load.
c) Determine the total load and proper load duration.
d) Sketch the loading diagram and calculate the reactions
Given: An 18 inch deep truss 22 feet long is used in the floor of an office project.
The floor assembly consists of linoleum tile over a hydronic floor heating
system with 1-½ inch light weight concrete (assume hydronic heating
system = weight of the lightweight concrete it replaces) and ¾ inch
plywood subflooring. The ceiling attached to the bottom chord is ½ inch
drywall and there is 6 inches of fiberglass insulation above the ceiling
(use 0.045 psf for insulation). Assume that the truss is spaced at 2 foot
centers and has double 4x2 top and bottom chords. Assume a 1.0
pounds per square foot ceiling load for A/C ducts, plumbing, and wiring.
Assume a 20 psf floor load for partitions.
Find:
a) The top chord and bottom chord dead load.
b) The top chord live and bottom chord live load.
c) Draw the loading diagram and calculate the reactions.
d) What would the live load be if this truss supported a floor in office lobby?
Note: Safe load per Table 4-1 specifies a 2000 lb over a 2.5ft x 2.5ft area. For
trusses at 2 ft o.c. this translates into a uniform load of 640 plf across 2.5 ft of the
span. The truss is analyzed for each possible location of the 640 plf load along the
span.
d) What would the live load be if this truss supported a floor in office lobby?
Case 2 – DL + Concentrated Load
2000# concentrated load randomly applied
17.05 psf TCDL
4.92 psf BCDL