The truss shown above is DETERMINATE. Member loads depend on only equilibrium relations. Material properties, cross-sectional areas and member lengths do not factor in on the member loads. It is easy ...

This article was originally published with the title “ Rapid Plating, Timber Trusses, and more ” in Scientific American Magazine Vol. 168 No. 2 (February 1943), p. 86 doi:10.1038 ...

Introduction to the use of wood as a structural engineering material. Includes design of beams, columns, nailed and bolted connections, trusses, and panels. Overview of engineered timber systems ...