Thanks everyone for the information and insights - they have been very helpful and educational. My goal here really is just to educate myself before I meet with the engineer after the holidays. You folks have given me some homework - which is good.
Just for clarification, the information that...
Sorry for the perceived insult - you folks are touchy. I really did not mean it that way. I have a PhD in the sciences and 25 years experience solving complex problems that involve math and physics. I think it is fair to ask why my current truss system is inadequate in a quantitative rather than...
Sorry folks, I did not mean the "plug and chugg" comment as an insult to your profession by any means. Rather than I would like to check this issue out myself before I commit a lot of money to it. I am merely looking for the criteria engineers use to determine if a truss system is adequate or...
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I am new to the group - thanks for the add. I had a 30' x 56' pole barn with a gambrel roof built by a local Amish contractor. I am now in the position of needed to defend (or re-mediate) the trusses they constructed using 3/4" plywood gussets that were both nailed and glued. They...
