Yes, it is a truss elevation.
And yes, ridge beam is 8" x 12". Drawings given to me show the tenon & mortise oriented the wrong direction, they would be rotated 90 deg. around y-axis in order to work.
The ridge beam spans about 15' between two of these timber frame trusses and picks up roof...
Here is the truss layout, nothing too specialhttp://files.engineering.com/getfile.aspx?folder=29e01cee-8a10-42cf-a1f1-ddcb584fc0b7&file=Timber_Truss_Layout.PNG
Hey everyone,
I am designing a timber frame truss to resist uplift due to wind loading, and this question comes from looking at the Rafter/Ridge Beam/King Post connection. I have two ways to consider load distribution (load is applied from an end reaction on the ridge beam): either the load is...
