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Truss Failure
Thanks Mike I am not actually doing this.I suggested this theory to a builder friend of mine whom says I am 100% wrong and that adding a bearing wall down the middle to cut the free span in 1/2 would in NO WAY add to less possible truss failure do to overloading.I said to me that defies logic...- ticat900
- Post #11
- Forum: Wood design and engineering
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Truss Failure
question on roof truss,es in general.Take a 40 foot span and design a truss thats able to stand this span with a 60 lb load factor.Then lets just say after I have bought the truss,es I decide to add a bearing wall down the middle. Will this bearing wall added after the fact have any bearing what...- ticat900
- Post #9
- Forum: Wood design and engineering
