truss— A framework of triangulated forms in which all loads are carried by compression or tension in each member of the frame.With apologies to the legacy of the late, great Professor Frank Brannigan, ...

Unlike conventional construction, lightweight wood truss construction does not obtain its strength from the size of the materials used but rather from compression and tension of the materials used in ...

The truss shown above is DETERMINATE. Member loads depend on only equilibrium relations. Material properties, cross-sectional areas and member lengths do not factor in on the member loads. It is easy ...

Introduction Have you ever driven across a bridge or seen a building that is under construction and noticed the large metal support girders? What about wooden beams in a house that is under ...

The MSG Sphere at The Venetian will begin looking more sphere-shaped in the months ahead with the installation of 32 massive roof trusses. The first of the 200-foot trusses, weighing more than 100 ...