our plan is to do flange bend checks for stiffeners, and definitely add them at about four of the highest loaded connections near truss end regardless of bend check results...
trying to get away from all the coping to help with cost...
we've done several of these buildings, our typical system has been WT chords, with WF web members all coped into and welded to the WT. WF verticals have flange facing out for surface to weld the connection for glulam...whole truss broken into three sections, receiving three-part epoxy paint...
We are in the process of designing a steel truss system that is hybrid supporting glulam rafters and trusses. In order to hot dip galvanize components and make it easier to shop weld the connections for wood interface onto smaller components, we are looking at connection options to break down...
