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EASYSPAN Trusses
9020 Mt. Vernon Rd. St. Louisville, Ohio 43071
www.easyspantruss.com
EASYSPAN Truss
Copyright 2011 EASYSPAN Truss All rights reserved. No part of the manual may be reproduced, by any means, without written permission of the authors. Disclaimer of liability: The authors shall have neither liability nor responsibility to any person or entity with respect to any loss or damage caused or alleged to be caused directly or indirectly by the information contained in this manual. While the manual is as accurate as the authors can make it, there may be errors, omissions and inaccuracies.
Steel Truss Manual - Final.Doc, 5/19/2011
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1.a Delivery
When your EASYSPAN trusses arrive, be sure to place the truss bundles so that they are not in the way of the construction project. Inspect the trusses after they have been delivered.
Note: Do not use damaged trusses. Report any damage to your sales associate.
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Each truss should be set in proper position per the building designers framing plan and held with the lifting device until the ends of the truss are securely fastened and all temporary bracing is installed.
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The trusses provided with your building kit are intermediate trusses only; the gables (endwalls) are "framed trusses" constructed out of lumber (as shown below). With the wood framed gable, special purlin clips are attached to the framing to accept the purlins.
These gables will be framed to match the pitch of the intermediate steel trusses. Note: Do not cut the tops off of any gable posts until all trusses are set in place.
Table 2-1 - Gable Framing Lumber (Sizes based on 20 lb ground snow load.)
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Once marked, the purlin clips can be attached with the provided hardware. Refer to drawings (RTD) for specific hardware.
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Temporarily set one of the steel trusses inside the gable posts, resting on the top eave girt. Make sure the truss is centered on the building. For accurate alignment, place a 3/4" shim under both sides of the truss to approximate the thickness of the post bracket that will be used with the intermediate trusses. Strike a mark where the top chord of the truss touches each gable post. These marks will be used to determine the angle of the gable framing. The template truss & shim can then be removed. Repeat this process for both gables.
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If your building kit contains framed gables, you may skip to Section 4.
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The optional EASYSPAN Series gable end trusses are manufactured similar to the intermediate trusses, containing integrated clips to accept purlins.
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Figure 3-3 - Setting Gable Truss (truss shown with optional overhang)
At intermediate gable posts, the truss is held against the post using the truss ties and hardware provided. The truss ties are not structural; they serve to keep the truss upright against the post until the rest of the roof system (additional trusses, purlins, and roof metal) is being erected.
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The post stub should be the same size as the adjacent posts, and can often be made using leftover post tops.
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Once the post caps are in place on both sides of the building, the truss can be set (see Section 1.b on Lifting Trusses) and secured to the threaded studs on the post cap. If the building has an overhang, the properly positioned post cap will ensure the correct overhang distance.
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Figure 4-5 - Intermediate Truss (up to 80's span) at Post (shown with optional overhang)
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Purlins will serve as truss bracing to strength the unfinished building and should be added as soon as possible. Purlin braces should be attached at a minimum of (8) on center as each truss is set. The remaining purlins can be added after you have confirmed that the trusses are square.
Before nailing purlins, confirm that the truss-to-truss measurement at the ridge (B) is the same as the measurement at the posts (A).
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Purlin banding should start at one fascia board, go across the peak, and down to the opposite fascia board. Banding should be woven over and under the first three purlins at both eaves, run along the bottom of the purlins to the peak, then cross to the top of the purlins at the peak. Note: Purlin Banding is required with all 16' 2x6 purlins, as well as on all buildings using the SuperSPAN (100'+ span) trusses. Also, SuperSPAN trusses may require 2 rows of banding per bay. Please refer to drawings.
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In addition to the Purlin Banding mentioned in the previous section, EASYSPAN trusses are engineered to incorporate other types of bracing for increased strength and stability. X-bracing is used between the trusses specified in the drawings. V-bracing is used between trusses and purlins. Wall banding is used between posts. It is critical that the bracing be installed at the appropriate construction phase as well as in the proper fashion. Failure to do so could result in the structural failure of your building during construction.
V-bracing X-bracing
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6.a X-bracing
EASYSPAN trusses incorporate high tensile aircraft-grade roof cable X-bracing between trusses. This bracing should be installed as soon as an adjacent truss has been set. Each truss is built with a slot (at eaves) and an attachment post (at peak) for the cabling.
At the peak, one end of the looped cable is secured to the post using the hardware provided (RTD).
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6.b Adjustments
If the X-bracing is not long enough or is too long, the cable end can be untwisted to adjust the cable. Starting at the eyelet end, unwrap the twist-strands, adjust the cable, then re-wrap the twist-strands. The end of the long cable should be no more than 2 away from the yellow marking on the twist-strands. Note: it is easier to adjust one end at a time.
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Braced bay.
Note: Over-tightening of X-bracing can cause purlins to buckle and throw the building out of square. It is acceptable for x-bracing to sag vertically 1/2" - 3/4".
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Placement and spacing of V-bracing is specified in the drawings on the Truss Layout sheet in the drawing set provided.
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Truss Size 24 30 40 50 60 70
A Spacing 4 4 4 8 8 8
B Spread 2 2 2 3 3 3
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