FTMA Tech Talk – Ed.70

ATTIC TRUSS DESIGN CONSIDERATIONS

This episode of Tech Talk  was written by Nick Cui, Design Services Manager for FTMA Principal Partner Pryda. 

Before powerful computer software made attic truss design a matter of a few clicks, one method to achieve the result would have been to utilise separate components – roof trusses, floor joists or floor trusses, capping trusses or conventionally pitched rafters and parallel chord girders. Alternatively, a special attic truss design could be provided by engineers from your software provider.