PRESENTATION ON

TYPES OF TRUSS AND ITS

CHARACTERISTICS

‘’ A TRUSS IS AN ASSEMBLY OF BEAMS

TRUSS OR OTHER ELEMENTS THAT CREATES A
RIGID STRUCTURE ’’

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TYPES OF TRUSS
• WARREN TRUSS
• PRATT TRUSS
• Howe Truss
• King post
• Queen post
• Vierendeel truss
• K- Truss
• Bowstring Truss
WARREN TRUSS
Truss members form a series of isosceles triangles,
alternating up and down
• It uses equilateral triangles to spread out the loads
on the bridges.
• The equilateral triangles minimize the forces to
only compression and tension.
• This bridges are often used with verticals to
reduce the panel size.
PRATT TRUSS
• vertical members for compression and
diagonal members to respond to tension. 
• The basic identifying features are the
diagonal web members which form a V-
shape.
• Commonly used for supporting railways.

WARREN TRUSS PRATT TRUSS

Howe Truss King post
• The Howe truss will have diagonals in • King post is a central vertical post
compression and so, due to slenderness ratio • used in architectural or bridge designs
considerations, there might be a little extra steel • working in tension to support a beam below
in the diagonals. from a truss apex above
• It became very popular and was considered one
of the best designs for railroad bridges back in
the day.
• It used iron (and later steel) for the vertical
members, which were in tension.

King post
Queen post Vierendeel truss
• It has two vertical post. Is a series of rectangular frames which achieves
• Very strong and stable. stability by the rigid connection of the vertical web
• It s more stable and can support a wider span than members to the top and bottom chord.
a kingpost. • Vertical web members rigidly connected to
parallel top and bottom chords.
• Its behave like rigid frame structure
• The top chord resists compression while the
bottom chord is stressed in tension.

Vierendeel truss

Queen post
K- Truss
• The idea of the K truss is to break up the
vertical members into smaller sections.
• Vertical members are in compression
• Because of its complexity, did not became
very popular in the united states.
K- Truss
Bowstring Truss
• Also known as Crescent Truss
• Is a truss consisting of curved top chord
meeting bottom chord at each end.
• Has diagonal load-bearing members.
• Often confused with tied arch bridges
Bowstring Truss
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