Hip Roof Girder Truss

Though not much different from the half truss the hip truss comes with an elongated top chord which finishes as the hip top.

Hip roof girder truss.

These details are suitable for a maximum truncated girder station of 3600mm. The jack truss runs right into the hip truss. The girder truss can be built by joining multiple single support elements. This extends over the truncated girder truss and finishes as the top of the hip.

Sub girders are the partial trusses that butt into the doubled truss at the end of the main run. Connection of jack creeper and hip trusses at a hip end roof for design wind speed n1 n2 n3 or c1 shall be in accordance with the details shown. This system consists of a girder truss corner girder corner jacks and end jacks. There will be step down trusses from the girder truss to the peak.

Hip truss this forms the hip line of the roof. Hip truss is responsible for forming the hip line on the roof. Wood is a common construction material for girder systems. It is similar to a half truss but has an extended top chord.

The girder truss on each end of the main roof must support the weight of the hip roof element on each side. Hip sets are used to construct hip roofs which are roofs that slope from all sides. At the peak common trusses are used to complete the run. Just like the hip truss it has an extended top chord which meets the hip truss.