In a nutshell it s made up of a central vertical post called the king post two rafters meeting at the apex and a tie beam or the horizontal base.
Front roof truss.
They support live and dead loads by efficiently transferring the loads to the building walls or supports.
The king post roof truss is the simplest of the trusses because of its simple composition.
These trusses the meet building code criteria as specified by structural building components of america sbca and the truss plate institute tpi.
They are designed at a 4 12 pitch to be spaced 2 foot on center.
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Pre manufactured stock trusses are constructed with spruce pine fir spf or southern yellow pine syp lumber.
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A mono truss is a one sloped truss that forms a right angle triangle.
Live loads are not always present.
It is often used in simple roof trusses such as in the shed porch and garage.
Roof trusses are engineered wood alternatives to hand framed rafters.