JAE - In this case, the truss would be connected to the CMU wall using a simpson LTA2 clip. This would be a direct connection of the truss to the cmu wall. Others have argued that truss to top plate to cmu wall is not direct because the top plate acts as an intermediate connection.
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I have a building with a wood roof bearing on a CMU wall. Conventional construction in the area connects a wood top plate to the top of the CMU wall with the pre-fabricated trusses bearing on the top plate.
ASCE 7 12.11.2 requires a "direct connection" capable of resisting an out-of-plane wall...
