General Information

Figure 1 shows a single floor hall sector.

Single floor hall.
Steel structure of a single floor hall viewed from below

The steel structure consists mainly of columns, trusses, purlins, and metal roofing sheets.

Truss Design

Figure 2 shows a connection between a column and a truss.

Column to truss connection.
Connection between steel column and truss

The column is placed away from the truss node, and bottom chord deformation over the column region is noticeable.

  • How does placing columns or purlins away from the truss nodes affect the truss design?