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    Ideal truss steel specs..

    what is the roof construction supported by this truss? TYPICAL ROOF SHEETING what are the supporting members at each end? SUPPORTED BY RC COLUMN are there ceiling finishes, mechanical and electrical, sports equipment, cranes, etc. Attached to the bottom? CATWALK ELECTROMECH, ETC IM THINKING OF...
  2. hotrock1423

    Ideal truss steel specs..

    Hi engineers, Just asking what would be your ideal steel specs and sections for a 60m span roof truss.. thank u
  3. hotrock1423

    Long Span Truss Live Load

    And still it does not govern
  4. hotrock1423

    Long Span Truss Live Load

    Yes i do not worry about that. Theres e load combination were dead load is reduced and live load is omitted to reduce the effect of the counterweight 0.9dl + windloas
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    Long Span Truss Live Load

    Thank you for your inputs everyone. Yes unfortunately the depth is low thats why the governing load combination is 1.2dl+1.6ll And unfortunately since this is a govermenment project (if you know what I mean), I opt to use the most common steel available which is A36 and getting a large section...
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    Long Span Truss Live Load

    Hi. I have been designing this 60meter span truss for a multipurpose sports arena. But using the live load indicated in our local code (PH), it says that the roof live load is 0.6kpa. With this, 0.6kpa load is not that big if the span and area is small, but using 0.6kpa to a 60m span and 7.5m...
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