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Roof Truss Guide

Design and Construction of standard Timber and Steel Trusses. The roof truss guide is intended to facilitate the design and construction of roof trusses, improve the quality of trusses, reduce design and fabrication costs, achieve more cost- and material effective roof trusses. The guide provides hands-on advice on design and construction of roof trusses, layout drawings and construction details for the most common timber and steel trusses, design aids in the form of standard detailing tables, references on more elaborate roof truss designs and construction aspects. Readership: Contractors, builders, practising engineers and architects constructing roof structures with particular emphasis on MCR covered buildings.