A joint between two or more members of a truss

The space on the chord of a truss between any two adjacent joints made by principal web members with the chord

A concentrated load applied to a panel point of a truss

The lower, supported end of an upright timber, rafter, or truss

A bearing plate for supporting and resisting the thrust of a truss or girder

Either of the two principal members of a truss extending from end to end and connected by web members

The integral system of members connecting the upper and lower chords of a truss

A truss member that theoretically carries no direct load and whose omission would not alter the stability of the truss configuration

A structure formed by trusses

The buckling of a thin compressed element of a structural member, leading to failure of the whole

A structural frame based on the geometric rigidity of the triangle and composed of linear members subject only to axial tension or compression

The rigid members forming a truss, subject to axial forces proportional to the rise of the truss

A truss all of whose members lie in a single plane

A truss having an overall shape derived from the funicular shape for a particular set of loads

The tensile or compressive stress that is constant through the depth of a structural member subject to axial tension or compression

Additional bending and shear tresses in a truss member resulting from an eccentric connection or a joint fixed against relative rotation

A change in the force of a truss member from tension to compression or vice versa caused by a change in the loading pattern

A truss member subject to tension or compression under varying load conditions

A method for determining member forces in a truss by considering the equilibrium of any portion of the truss assembly

A method for determining member forces in a truss by considering the equilibrium of the various joints idealized as points in free-body diagrams

A lightweight wood truss used in framing a roof, usually prefabricated of 2x4s and 2x6s joined with toothed plate connectors

Any vertical member in a pitched truss, esp. a king post

An inclined web member joining the top and bottom chords of a truss

An inclined web member joining a chord with a main diagonal

A truss having inclined top chords

A truss having parallel top and bottom chords

Not efficient as pitched or bowstring trusses

A lightweight, flat wood truss used in framing a floor, usually prefabricated of 2x4s and 2x6s joined with toothed plate connectors

Of or pertaining to a flat or pitched truss and having vertical web members in compression and diagonal web members in tension

Of or pertaining to a flat or pitched truss and having vertical web members in tension and diagonal web members in compression

Of or pertaining to a pitched truss and having only inclined web members

Of or pertaining to a flat or bowstring truss having inclined web members forming a series of equilateral triangles

A truss having more than two web members radiating from a common point on the bottom chord

A Belgian truss having subdiagonals to reduce the length of compression web members toward the centerline of the span

A truss having a bottom chord raised substantially above the level of the supports

A pitched truss having tension members extending from the foot of each top chord to an intermediate point on the opposite top chord

A steel rod serving as a king post

A timber beam stiffened by a combination of diagonal truss rods and either compression struts or suspension rods

A plate for uniting structural members meeting in a single plane

A metal tie rod serving as a tension member in a truss or trussed beam

A truss having a curved top chord meeting a straight bottom chord at each end

A timber bowstring truss

A truss having both top and bottom chords curving upward from a common point at each side. Also called camelback truss.

A truss having timber compression members and steel tension members