Structural Engineering of a Truss Design

Published on November 10, 2017 by Structural Innovations in Residential Structural Inspections

Trusses are a common system used to support structures over a large span of space.  It consists of a frame of axially loaded members that are either in tension or compression and are interconnected at the joints.  Trusses are structurally engineered to be efficient structural systems where every component is critical to the long-term durability […]