Per TPI 1-2014, "The Building Designer shall review the Truss Submittal Package for compatibility with the Building design." and "have been found to be in general conformance with the design of the Building." I will spot check some of the loading, check drag loads, check unusually framed areas...
Hi Aaron, The same people that are attempting to interpret the engineering specifications for that single family residence are the same people who work on "projects requiring an engineer". If an engineer stamps the truss calcs, it is supposed to not only say that the computer did the...
Hi raligt,
In the United States, you are supposed to stamp (engineering stamp) and sign work that you are responsible for, and that has be performed under your direct supervision. We are not responsible for the truss calculations, therefore we will apply a review stamp rather than an...
Hi,
This is one of the issues that I have with the current method that the industry works. The EOR talks with engineering lingo, which is supposed to be used for the truss design. The person that is doing the truss design does not speak engineering lingo. The question currently asked is about...
Hi RontheRedneck,
I have three points. Point #1) There are some very good truss designers out there, who, I as the engineer, call upon for advise and recommendations. I highly suspect that you fall into that category, I would enjoy working with you. Point #2) When an truss engineer is...
Sorry, I get caught up in my reasoning that I forget my point. Going back to the original post, what RontheRedneck says about truss industry is what I see happening. Multiple times I have been directed to TPI-1 to justify some of the truss industry practices. TPI-1 2014 has slightly revised...
Hi,
1) Generally, the engineer is responsible for his own work, which includes selecting the appropriate loads. How is the truss engineer selecting and/or verifying the loads?
2) TPI-1 section 2.3.5.1 says, "The Truss Designer is responsible for the preparation of the Truss Design Drawings...
