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Testing and Analysis of 4 x 2 Parallel-Chord Metal-Plate-Connected Trusses

Suddarth, Stanley K.; Percival, Donald H.; Comus, Quentin B.

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Title
Testing and Analysis of 4 x 2 Parallel-Chord Metal-Plate-Connected Trusses
Author(s)
  • Suddarth, Stanley K.
  • Percival, Donald H.
  • Comus, Quentin B.
Issue Date
1981
Keyword(s)
  • Buildings
  • Building materials
  • Construction
Abstract
The objectives of this research were to provide experimental data and analytical results as input information for use in design specifications for metal-plate-connected, parallel-chord floor truss designs. The model is then used The Truss Plate Institute (TPI) has developed a design to appraise proposed applied design techniques. specification, Parallel Chord Truss Design Criteria, PCT-80 (15).1 This study presents an investigation of the precision of PCT-80 as a practical engineering tool for the design of 4 x 2 parallel-chord trusses. The principal portions of the experimental data are correlated by analyses using the Purdue Plane Structures Analyzer (PPSA) (11) in order to develop the parameters of an adequate structural model.
Publisher
Small Homes Council - University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Series/Report Name or Number
Research Report 81-1
Type of Resource
  • image
  • text
Language
en
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http://hdl.handle.net/2142/54745
Sponsor(s)/Grant Number(s)
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
Copyright and License Information
Copyright 1981 Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois

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