Top Chord Bearing Roof Truss

Top chord bearinga floor truss support condition in which the truss load is transferred to the bearing or support through the top chord and 4x4 block end detail.

Top chord bearing roof truss.

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Top chord bearing red s truss butting with red l and red w trusses. 104kb pdf download pdf. This truss can be used when greater area is needed for solar panels on one side of a roof or if the building owner wants to put windows in the vertical portion of the top chord to allow light into the building. 97kb pdf download pdf.

Maximum bottom chord panel length of 12 for a 2x4 and 14 for a 2x6 lumber. 72kb dwg download dwg. Extended top chord bearinga floor truss sup port condition in which the truss load is trans ferred to the support through the top chord member extending to sit on the support. The ends of these trusses are visible on the exterior.

Top chord bearing truss in conventional residential construction framing in phoenix arizona consumed considerably more wood than should have been used resulting in extra costs of both time and materials. An analysis of a toe nail connection visible after sheathing is installed. For roof trusses use the maximum panel lengths set in the software. Trusses can be designed to have support right under the top chord.

Roof truss bearing on icf wall. The software will give you a warning if you exceed these limits. If the bearing is below the truss bottom chord the end vertical of the truss can extend down to sit on the bearing. Sometimes the bearing sits between the top and bottom chord of the truss and a mid height bearing the 2x6 vertical shown in the image below will be used.

Fan trussa floor truss with 30 top chord panels and 60 bottom chord panels and a fan web configuration. When the 4x4 block length is extended this is referred to as mid chord bearing. Box 177 la crescent mn 55947 507 895 8400. 77kb dwg download dwg.

Top chord bearing on steel beam no notch clip 73kb dwg download dwg. Flat truss bottom chord bearing on icf wall. Maximum top chord panel length of 9 for a 2x4 and 12 for a 2x6 lumber. Flat truss top chord bearing on icf wall.