Deflection due to splice slippage
Deflection due to splice slippage
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Deflection is related to curvature right? I need to calculate the deflection of a plated wood roof truss if the bottom chord splice slipped 1/8". Any ideas?
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RE: Deflection due to splice slippage
RE: Deflection due to splice slippage
2) If the truss was built with a 1/8" gap, under normal loads (as all the trusses were built on the same table) it will have no addition deflection. For this, I would recommend to wedge/shim the gap or add an add-on to one face for the code maximum wind condition.
As for additional deflection due to a increase in lenght of the bottom chord of 1/8", there will be only be a non-measurable amount due to the tension force in the bottom chord holding the truss up.
Garth Dreger PE
AZ Phoenix area
RE: Deflection due to splice slippage
If the splice has slipped 1/8", the angle change (call it φ) in the truss at that point is 1/(8*D) where D is the depth of truss.
If it happened at midspan, the rotation at each end is φ/2, so the deflection at midspan is (L/2)*φ/2.
If it happened a distance 'a' from the left support, the rotation at the left support is φ(L-a)/L, so the deflection at the splice is φ(L-a)a/L.
In other words, you can treat a concentrated angle change as a point load on a beam.
BA