Knee brace for pony truss with underhung floorbeams.
Knee brace for pony truss with underhung floorbeams.
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Does anyone know a good book or website for help on designing knee braces, or their effect on top chord stability? I have Stability Design Criteria by Galambos but it only mentions knee braces. Another question is does anyone know where I could find a way to calculate the top chord stability (or spring constant) based on just welding the underhung floor beams to the bottom chord?
Any help would be appreciated.
Pat McGregor
EIT
Any help would be appreciated.
Pat McGregor
EIT





RE: Knee brace for pony truss with underhung floorbeams.
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RE: Knee brace for pony truss with underhung floorbeams.
RE: Knee brace for pony truss with underhung floorbeams.
RE: Knee brace for pony truss with underhung floorbeams.
Looking through some old books, there's no discussion of the bracing, although it's shown on some drawings. I would say ignore it; you'll be on the conservative side.
RE: Knee brace for pony truss with underhung floorbeams.
RE: Knee brace for pony truss with underhung floorbeams.