Roof Truss Bottom Chord Splice

The horizontal beam of the triangle of a bottom chord is used in this simple triangle truss construction.

Roof truss bottom chord splice.

Splices are located at points of low stress usually at about a fifth of the bay length middle bay bottom chord upper bay on the top chord. The bottom chord is intersected by the top chord and web members at various points throughout the truss creating a joint secured by metal connector plates. See detail above splice point top bottom. Truss or roof framing showing critical dimensions such as span overhang cantilever slope etc.

Spacing the centerline to centerline distance between trusses. It is utilized in a framed roof comprised of rafters and a ceiling joist. Several common wood truss splice joint configurations were tested at varying levels of combined tension and bending loading. Net section strength of bottom chord splice joints of mpc wood trusses.

The stability of this shape supported by the bottom chord is the reason for the common usage of the triangle truss. Typical triangular trusses parts of a truss panel length peak continuous la teral brace 12 slope pitch tru s pl te top chord heel bottom chord bearing point splice panel point w edg block span out to out of bearings cantilever overhang bottom chord length web double cantilever common trusses their spans king post span up to 16 queen. Span the overall distance between adjacent interior supports or to the outside of supports when at the end of a truss. Most trusses will require splices in the bottom chord and many in the top chord as well.