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I'm guessing this has to do with construction phasing. Some lack of communication between the simple span vs continuous phases.

I'm contemplating whether I should spec to add plates on all joints. I'm not able to find any test data on the plates for these trusses so I'm not sure if they meet the design code of today. I was always told if you touch something you must bring the entire thing up to the code of the day. Thoughts?

Mountainous interior of BC.

Thanks for input guys! I forgot to point out that this residence is in a area with fairly high 1/50yr snowload (5.1kPa) The plates are slightly deformed. I'm concerned that they will want to walk back out. I'm in Canada but the TPIC here gives same guidelines. This is exactly what I have...

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The members seem to be okay, the plates have very large and shallow teeth that seem to have worked their way out over the service of the roof. When the plates slipped the truss fell onto the stud wall. I've included a couple pics.I don't have my notebook on me but i believe it spans approx 28'...

Hi all, I'm having to repair a residential timber truss. All the plates at the roof peak have let go and the entire roof is currently shored up. Does anyone have insight on good repair methods? plywood plates with bolts? nails? Anyone have experience with these fixes.

This is the beam I had come to look at.... Link Link

I did not run a string for deflection. The beam is in the basement and the home seems very dry rite now, it is heated with wood stove and pellets.. makes sense with the checking as the summer it will likely be very humid down there. The beams trib width is approx 9' of D+L from the floor above...

Hi all, I went to look at a home (for a separate reason from this beam) and noticed this beam with longitudinal cracking on both sides fairly consistent along the whole length (see pics). It spans approx 17' and is an 8x8. To me this beam looks to have failed in longitudinal shear, looking for...

Thanks wannabese, this helps alot!

Hi All, I'm looking to design with western yellow cedar. I have design values (see below) from a publication but it only seems to give the MOR (bending strength) and " work to maximum load" under the bending tab..I'm used to designing with maximum bending stresses at extreme fiber. Does anyone...