Truss Design Considerations Effect of tension vs. Compression on member sizes Potential buckling failure modes and approaches to preventing Potential for stress reversal Overall lateral stability (lateral-torsional buckling)
Truss Design Considerations Effect of tension vs. Compression on member sizes Potential buckling failure modes and approaches to preventing Potential for stress reversal Overall lateral stability (lateral-torsional buckling)
Truss Design Considerations Effect of tension vs. Compression on member sizes Potential buckling failure modes and approaches to preventing Potential for stress reversal Overall lateral stability (lateral-torsional buckling)
Effect of tension vs. compression on member sizes Potential buckling failure modes and approaches to preventing Potential for stress reversal Overall lateral stability (lateral-torsional buckling) Member redundancy: Determinate vs. Indeterminate Trusses
Truss Design Considerations
Design Implications Considering the Effects of Loading, Member Orientation and Support
Truss Design Considerations
Effect of tension vs. compression on member sizes Potential buckling failure modes and approaches to preventing Potential for stress reversal Member redundancy: Determinate vs. Indeterminate Trusses Overall lateral stability (lateral-torsional buckling) Truss Pedestrian Bridge
Truss Design Considerations
Munich Airport Pedestrian Bridge
Illustrations: Daniel L. Schodek: Structures, fifth edition; Pearson Prentice-Hall, 2004
Truss Design Considerations
Effect of tension vs. compression on member sizes Potential buckling failure modes and approaches to preventing Potential for stress reversal Member redundancy: Determinate vs. Indeterminate Trusses Overall lateral stability (lateral-torsional buckling) Truss Member Buckling Considerations (Schodek fig. 4.28)
Illustrations: Daniel L. Schodek: Structures, fifth edition; Pearson Prentice-Hall, 2004
Truss Member Buckling Considerations
(Schodek fig. 4.29)
Truss Pedestrian Bridge, Greece
Truss Design Considerations
Theoretical zero force members that provide buckling resistance to top chord
Truss Design Considerations
Effect of tension vs. compression on member sizes Potential buckling failure modes and approaches to preventing Potential for stress reversal Member redundancy: Determinate vs. Indeterminate Trusses Overall lateral stability (lateral-torsional buckling)
Illustrations: Daniel L. Schodek: Structures, fifth edition; Pearson Prentice-Hall, 2004
Variations in Truss Member Forces
(Schodek fig. 4.23)
Illustrations: Daniel L. Schodek: Structures, fifth edition; Pearson Prentice-Hall, 2004
Variations in Truss Member Forces
(Schodek fig. 4.23)
Truss Design Considerations
Illustrations: Daniel L. Schodek: Structures, fifth edition; Pearson Prentice-Hall, 2004
Truss Design Considerations
Effect of tension vs. compression on member sizes Potential for stress reversal Potential buckling failure modes and approaches to preventing Overall lateral stability (lateral-torsional buckling) Member redundancy: Determinate vs. Indeterminate Trusses Truss Lateral Buckling (Schodek fig. 4.30)
Illustrations: Daniel L. Schodek: Structures, fifth edition; Pearson Prentice-Hall, 2004
Methods of Providing Resistance to Truss Lateral Buckling
(Schodek fig. 4.31)
Kansai International Airport, Japan, Renzo Piano
Truss Design Considerations
Effect of tension vs. compression on member sizes Potential for stress reversal Potential buckling failure modes and approaches to preventing Overall lateral stability (lateral-torsional buckling) Member redundancy: Determinate vs. Indeterminate Trusses
Truss Design Considerations
Illustrations: Daniel L. Schodek: Structures, fifth edition; Pearson Prentice-Hall, 2004
Illustrations: Daniel L. Schodek: Structures, fifth edition; Pearson Prentice-Hall, 2004
Truss Stability & Determinacy
(Schodek fig. 4.18)
Truss Stability & Determinacy
(Schodek fig. 4.18)
Illustrations: Daniel L. Schodek: Structures, fifth edition; Pearson Prentice-Hall, 2004
Illustrations: Daniel L. Schodek: Structures, fifth edition; Pearson Prentice-Hall, 2004
Illustrations: Daniel L. Schodek: Structures, fifth edition; Pearson Prentice-Hall, 2004
Truss Determinacy Formula
n = 2j 3 for determinacy n = Number of truss bars j = Number of joints n = 9, j = 6 2(6)-3=9 =9 O.K. n = 11, j = 7 2(7)-3=11 =11 O.K. n = 8, j = 6 2(6)-3=9 >8 Unstable! n = 10, j = 6 2(6)-3=9 < 10 indeterminate, but stable