King Post Truss Design to EC5

[stant117]

Hello there,

The project I am currently working on involves a king-post truss in the roof which I am supposed to design to EC5. Any kind of assistance like where I could find information on truss design to EC5 would be very useful.

Thank you

 

[BadgerPE]

I didn't know what EC5 was (US codes here) so I Googled it...this came up

The Application of Eurocode 5 and 8 In Modern and Historical Timber Structures: General Principles of Design

It even specifically has the term "king-post truss" in it and I didn't even search that. Hopefully this will help some.

 

[msquared48]

I do not know what would be so special about the design. US codes here too.

A king post truss just has one central vertical, a top and bottom chord, and no diagonals. The bottom chord becomes a simple beam with a point load in the middle. The rafters transfer their loads to the center post, or king post as it is called.

Mike McCann, PE, SE (WA)