Experimental analysis of king-post truss with semi-rigid joints

dc.contributor.authorLee, Der-chunen
dc.contributor.departmentEngineering Mechanicsen
dc.date.accessioned2021-07-22T18:16:08Zen
dc.date.available2021-07-22T18:16:08Zen
dc.date.issued1965en
dc.description.abstractJoining wooden rafters with plywood gusset plates using helically threaded nails to form roof trusses has been widely developed in recent years. Actually, the nailed member has proven to be extremely strong and stiff, but it is not perfectly rigid. The effect of non-rigidity of joints in resisting bending and thrust are investigated in this paper. The purpose of this study is to determine the rotation and slip of truss members relative to plywood gussets which influence the moment, shear, and axial load of each member. Experimental work was conducted on several timber joints in an effort to determine their actual characteristics. The theoretical analysis of relative rotation was based on the assumption that a rafter member is supported by a continuous elastic foundation; i.e. by equally spaced nails. It yields results which are reasonably close to those found experimentally. The Moire Fringe effect was introduced to measure the rotation of the wooden chords relative to the gusset plates of small model joints. A model truss with semi-rigid joints was tested. Strain were measured with SR-4 gages and deflections with dial gages The results were applied full scale designs by model analysis techniquesen
dc.description.degreeM.S.en
dc.format.extent74 leavesen
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdfen
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/104280en
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherVirginia Polytechnic Instituteen
dc.relation.isformatofOCLC# 20720685en
dc.rightsIn Copyrighten
dc.rights.urihttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/en
dc.subject.lccLD5655.V855 1965.L433en
dc.subject.lcshTrusses -- Testingen
dc.titleExperimental analysis of king-post truss with semi-rigid jointsen
dc.typeThesisen
dc.type.dcmitypeTexten
thesis.degree.disciplineEngineering Mechanicsen
thesis.degree.grantorVirginia Polytechnic Instituteen
thesis.degree.levelmastersen
thesis.degree.nameM.S.en

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