ROOFING OF LARGE FLOOR AREAS

 When floor span exceeds 15m, lattice Girder are more

economical, which supports trusses at right angles.
 The Girders can be built up of angles or tubes welded and bolted
together.
 The conventional method of covering the large areas are North
light and Lattice girder trusses system.
 Another method is to produce basically flat roof with lattice
girders at the right angles.
 Lighting is provided by building Monitors above the flat, that
admits the light from both sides.
NORTH LIGHT & LATTICE GIRDER ROOFS
 North light steel roof truss consists of series of trusses fixed to
Girders.
 The short vertical side of the truss is glazed so that when the roof
is used in Northern hemisphere the glazed portion faces the North
for best light.
STEEL MONITOR ROOF TRUSS
 Monitor is a flat roof with raised monitors to admit light with no
solar glare problems.
 Monitor type of roof provides a more uniform light than North
light roof system.
 Tubular members are welded with fillet weld joints.
 These roofs can be constructed with light long span lattice girders
supporting the monitor frame.