Pratik Kamal Karamchandani

CT2002

In this project, we had to study and calculate different types of loads acting on a truss and the deflection occurring in it. My truss type is Scissors truss. A Scissors truss is a kind of truss used primarily in buildings, in which the bottom chord members cross each other, connecting to the angled top chords at a point intermediate on the top chords' length, creating an appearance similar to an opened pair of scissors. Scissors trusses are used almost entirely in building construction to support a pitched roof, where a sloping or raised ceiling surface is desired.