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heavy steel hip roof framing design

heavy steel hip roof framing design

heavy steel hip roof framing design

(OP)
could anyone direct me to any literature or information on hip roof framing with steel members? not light steel, but bar joist and other heavy framing member construction. If you don't have information on the exact subject, could you direct me to the closest related information you believe i could use.

thank you

RE: heavy steel hip roof framing design

That's a pretty broad topic. Are you interested in figuring out the geometry of the roof? steel connection calculations? member design? steel detailing?

RE: heavy steel hip roof framing design

(OP)
member design, load calculations and considerations.

thanks

RE: heavy steel hip roof framing design

I would not try this on your own if you are not familiar with calculating loads and steel design. You may want to pick up a book on basic structural analysis and familiarize yourself with how loads are distributed through a structure. For determining environmental loads, you will need a copy of ASCE 7 (if you are in the US). For steel design, take a look online for steel design books, there are plenty out there. If you have any specific questions when you dive into those areas, feel free to ask.

RE: heavy steel hip roof framing design

(OP)
thanks that's what i'm looking for, do you have any specific books you might suggest?

RE: heavy steel hip roof framing design

(OP)
is there a better industry term than"heavy steel roof framing", to help me avoid the lightweight steel/cold formed steel literature. i am only looking into this for my own personal buildings and i will hire a structural PE, i'm not avoiding hiring an engineer, i have just never liked the idea of an owner being blind to the design of there property. any information is appreciated

RE: heavy steel hip roof framing design

The industry uses the term "structural steel" for wide flange beams, columns and members of that sort; "miscellaneous metal" for handrail, ladders, embedded plates and the like; and "light gauge metal framing" for the family of cold formed items such as metal studs.

There is nothing particularly special about the structural design of a hip roof, regardless of the materials. That said, the geometry and the connections are custom for each project and can be hard to visualize.

We did a fairly large hip roof with W36 hip / valley beams (joists down the slope) and the fabricator did a great job with the geometry, making it so that the joist seats (though on a compound angle) were standard seats.

RE: heavy steel hip roof framing design

(OP)
JLNJ, thanks thats very helpful

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