Minimum Bearing for Wood Floor Truss
Minimum Bearing for Wood Floor Truss
(OP)
I've got a client wanting to provide 2" of bearing for a 32' floor truss. We can probably swing some manner of voodoo to make the bearing values work but, in general, I'd like to have more bearing length. I worry that, once field tolerances rear their ugly heads, I'll be left with something like 1" of bearing.
Is there a code limitation some place that specifies the minimum bearing length allowed for a metal plate connected wood truss? I don't have a copy of ANSI/TPI I'm afraid.
Thanks,
KootK
Is there a code limitation some place that specifies the minimum bearing length allowed for a metal plate connected wood truss? I don't have a copy of ANSI/TPI I'm afraid.
Thanks,
KootK






RE: Minimum Bearing for Wood Floor Truss
Garth Dreger PE - AZ Phoenix area
As EOR's we should take the responsibility to design our structures to support the components we allow in our design per that industry standards.
RE: Minimum Bearing for Wood Floor Truss
Contractor "well he only shows that detail and dimensions once, so he must not really mean it. Oh wait, here it is again, he must be serious"
Our drawings are the way we communicate info to the contractor. If he cant read and follow directions, why is it our fault?, i know, we will get sued anyway. Otherwise, pay us to build it, or be on site to tell them what we have on our drawings.
Talk to the truss manufacture, and see what they say.
RE: Minimum Bearing for Wood Floor Truss
Garth Dreger PE - AZ Phoenix area
As EOR's we should take the responsibility to design our structures to support the components we allow in our design per that industry standards.
RE: Minimum Bearing for Wood Floor Truss
RE: Minimum Bearing for Wood Floor Truss
Mike McCann
MMC Engineering
http://mmcengineering.tripod.com
RE: Minimum Bearing for Wood Floor Truss
Garth Dreger PE - AZ Phoenix area
As EOR's we should take the responsibility to design our structures to support the components we allow in our design per that industry standards.