BEARING BLOCKS
BEARING BLOCKS
(OP)
Does anyone have any reference or design examples for designing bearing blocks for the end of metal plate connected wood trusses? I am curious as to how others design the connection of the block to the truss bottom chord. Thanks.





RE: BEARING BLOCKS
RE: BEARING BLOCKS
I have a multi-ply girder and I see that your detail is for a single ply truss. The procedure they use seems very straight forward in calculating the required nailing for the block. What would you do differently for a multi-ply girder truss?
RE: BEARING BLOCKS
RE: BEARING BLOCKS
Also some truss companies will play games on interior bearings and run a vertical web straight through the bottom chord creating a bearing parallel to grain condition for the truss to save from adding plies or bearing enhancers.
Ken Watters
KW Engineering