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Prefabricated steel trusses
I'm interested in names of prefabricated truss manufacturers that have trusses that can span 96' for a horse arena. There will be some architectural design to the trusses. If you have dealt with any suppliers in this area I'd appreciate any manufacturer referrals and if they worked well with...- purpledragon
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Cathedral hip roof
Thank you all. Very helpful. SacreBleu you confirmed my thought of doing a 3d model to analyze the thrust reaction. I do have collar ties to work with at +8' above the bearing reaction at wall. I do not have any way architecturally to support the end of the ridge beam. Time to kick it...- purpledragon
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- Forum: Structural engineering general discussion
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Cathedral hip roof
Curious question. I have not worked on hip roofs in a while. I have a cathedral hip roof on a residential two story + attic structure. Do the hip reactions at the ridge line have to be supported by the ridge beam or do their reactions brace each other back. There is only an elevated ceiling...- purpledragon
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