TRUSSES

Trusses are simply defined as triangulation of members to make the stabilized structure.

Triangulation is the stable configuration mathematically. Generally, a truss has the members
called as top chord, bottom chord, vertical chord and diagonal chord.

TYPES OF TRUSSES

1. Simple truss – indicates a single triangular truss. These trusses are most often used as
the roof trusses.
2. Planar truss – as the name implies it is a two dimensional truss. If all the members and
the nodes are in a planar surface, then this truss is a planar truss.
3. Space frame truss – Contrast to planar truss, the members and the nodes are located in
the three dimensional space, electrical and telecom towers are the one of the simplest
example that one of the simplest example that we are seeing in the day to day life.