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Lightweight Trusses Bear Up Better Than Conventional Roofs

A. T. Hansen

Builders have long appreciated the advantages of truss roof construction, but found it too expensive to meet accepted standards. Now, scientific test by the Division of Building Research find lightweight nailed W-trusses stronger than the strongest conventional roofs and make possible CMHC acceptance of much more economical types of trusses. (Author)

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Lightweight Trusses Bear Up Better Than Conventional Roofs

A. T. Hansen

Builders have long appreciated the advantages of truss roof construction, but found it too expensive to meet accepted standards. Now, scientific test by the Division of Building Research find lightweight nailed W-trusses stronger than the strongest conventional roofs and make possible CMHC acceptance of much more economical types of trusses. (Author)

Lightweight Trusses Bear Up Better Than Conventional Roofs

A. T. Hansen

Builders have long appreciated the advantages of truss roof construction, but found it too expensive to meet accepted standards. Now, scientific test by the Division of Building Research find lightweight nailed W-trusses stronger than the strongest conventional roofs and make possible CMHC acceptance of much more economical types of trusses. (Author)

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Title:

Lightweight Trusses Bear Up Better Than Conventional Roofs

Contributors:

A. T. Hansen (author)

Publication date:

1959

Size:

7 pages

Type of media:

Report

Type of material:

No indication

Language:

English

Keywords:

Civil Engineering , Structural Mechanics , Roofs , Structural properties , Housing , Wood , Panels(Structural) , Loading(Mechanics) , Weight , Design , Structural parts , Test methods , Standards , Performance(Engineering) , Canada , Models(Simulations) , Reprints , Trusses

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