https://padlet.com/psexton5/1pze7ulj5husrwfq Each group has a column. Please add information that each of you found. en-us 2020-12-09 17:49:23 UTC 2023-07-17 14:51:16 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.com/psexton5/1pze7ulj5husrwfq/wish/1003833901 A truss is a assembly of beams or other objects that creates a ridged structure. A trust also consists of a two force member with the object and acts like a singular object with that structure. 

]]> 2020-12-09 19:48:59 UTC https://padlet.com/psexton5/1pze7ulj5husrwfq/wish/1003833901 237059 https://padlet.com/psexton5/1pze7ulj5husrwfq/wish/1003834361 Trusses are one of the most widely adopted structural designs, many times being utilized as the structural solution of choice for bridges, planes, roofs, and aircraft. Trusses are defined as structures composed of slender bars connected to each other through pins at their endpoints.  ]]> 2020-12-09 19:49:05 UTC https://padlet.com/psexton5/1pze7ulj5husrwfq/wish/1003834361 3048102 https://padlet.com/psexton5/1pze7ulj5husrwfq/wish/1003834787 2020-12-09 19:49:11 UTC https://padlet.com/psexton5/1pze7ulj5husrwfq/wish/1003834787 3048102 https://padlet.com/psexton5/1pze7ulj5husrwfq/wish/1003835928 2020-12-09 19:49:24 UTC https://padlet.com/psexton5/1pze7ulj5husrwfq/wish/1003835928 3048102 https://padlet.com/psexton5/1pze7ulj5husrwfq/wish/1003836799 2020-12-09 19:49:36 UTC https://padlet.com/psexton5/1pze7ulj5husrwfq/wish/1003836799 3048102 https://padlet.com/psexton5/1pze7ulj5husrwfq/wish/1003837635 2020-12-09 19:49:48 UTC https://padlet.com/psexton5/1pze7ulj5husrwfq/wish/1003837635 3048102 https://padlet.com/psexton5/1pze7ulj5husrwfq/wish/1003838789 Vierendeel Truss:]]> 2020-12-09 19:50:05 UTC https://padlet.com/psexton5/1pze7ulj5husrwfq/wish/1003838789 https://padlet.com/psexton5/1pze7ulj5husrwfq/wish/1003840357 Trusses are an advanced group of beams that work together to support a larger, heavier object like planes, cars, and houses.]]> 2020-12-09 19:50:27 UTC https://padlet.com/psexton5/1pze7ulj5husrwfq/wish/1003840357 https://padlet.com/psexton5/1pze7ulj5husrwfq/wish/1003840727 Trusses use tension to maintain structure with it's hinges, therefore trusses are not able to bend as they rely on tension.]]> 2020-12-09 19:50:33 UTC https://padlet.com/psexton5/1pze7ulj5husrwfq/wish/1003840727 https://padlet.com/psexton5/1pze7ulj5husrwfq/wish/1003840844 trusses are made from numerous smaller structures being joined together]]> 2020-12-09 19:50:35 UTC https://padlet.com/psexton5/1pze7ulj5husrwfq/wish/1003840844 https://padlet.com/psexton5/1pze7ulj5husrwfq/wish/1003841225 They get interconnected to build bridges and there are different types that are used in different situations. When identifying a truss bridge, one can look at the traffic deck to characterize them. For example, a deck truss- one of the less common bridge trusses- can be identified by all of the trusses being underneath the traffic deck and supporting its weight. 

]]> 2020-12-09 19:50:40 UTC https://padlet.com/psexton5/1pze7ulj5husrwfq/wish/1003841225 https://padlet.com/psexton5/1pze7ulj5husrwfq/wish/1003841782 Trusses are mainly made out of metal and wood and are made of relatively small structural members of interconnected triangles. ]]> 2020-12-09 19:50:48 UTC https://padlet.com/psexton5/1pze7ulj5husrwfq/wish/1003841782 https://padlet.com/psexton5/1pze7ulj5husrwfq/wish/1003844188 Common truss types are the Pratt truss, Howe truss, Warren truss, the modified Warren truss and the Vierendeel truss. ]]> 2020-12-09 19:51:24 UTC https://padlet.com/psexton5/1pze7ulj5husrwfq/wish/1003844188 https://padlet.com/psexton5/1pze7ulj5husrwfq/wish/1003844731 A truss is structure that consist of triangles put together and used on bridges, roofing, and towers. They can handle large loads and can transfer the load like load bearing beams, and other things. truss can change the weight of a building. There is many types of truss that can be used in many different large or small buildings.

]]> 2020-12-09 19:51:32 UTC https://padlet.com/psexton5/1pze7ulj5husrwfq/wish/1003844731 https://padlet.com/psexton5/1pze7ulj5husrwfq/wish/1003845168 There are many different types of trusses one is called a Simple truss, another one is a Planar truss, and the last one is called a space frame truss. A Planar truss lies in a single plane, while a space frame truss is a three dimensional framework. However, a simple truss is the simplest form of a truss which is a triangle.

]]> 2020-12-09 19:51:38 UTC https://padlet.com/psexton5/1pze7ulj5husrwfq/wish/1003845168 225764 https://padlet.com/psexton5/1pze7ulj5husrwfq/wish/1003845854 one of the most common forms of truss the Pratt truss was invented in 1844, 4 years after the Howe truss]]> 2020-12-09 19:51:49 UTC https://padlet.com/psexton5/1pze7ulj5husrwfq/wish/1003845854 3067945 https://padlet.com/psexton5/1pze7ulj5husrwfq/wish/1003848902 A truss must be composed of slender bars joined to other bars only through frictionless pins at their ends and connected to external points only through it's ends.]]> 2020-12-09 19:52:32 UTC https://padlet.com/psexton5/1pze7ulj5husrwfq/wish/1003848902 https://padlet.com/psexton5/1pze7ulj5husrwfq/wish/1003852206 Trusses are used to reduce weight in bridges and support heavy equipment such as a semi]]> 2020-12-09 19:53:20 UTC https://padlet.com/psexton5/1pze7ulj5husrwfq/wish/1003852206 https://padlet.com/psexton5/1pze7ulj5husrwfq/wish/1003853817 The 1895 Bunker Hill Bridge near Claremont in Catawba County is the only wooden truss bridge that still survives largely intact]]> 2020-12-09 19:53:43 UTC https://padlet.com/psexton5/1pze7ulj5husrwfq/wish/1003853817 https://padlet.com/psexton5/1pze7ulj5husrwfq/wish/1003860603 Trusses are designed to be efficient and economical, while maintaining little to no force other than axial pressure in each of the nodes or joints. ]]> 2020-12-09 19:55:25 UTC https://padlet.com/psexton5/1pze7ulj5husrwfq/wish/1003860603 https://padlet.com/psexton5/1pze7ulj5husrwfq/wish/1003861940 2020-12-09 19:55:46 UTC https://padlet.com/psexton5/1pze7ulj5husrwfq/wish/1003861940 https://padlet.com/psexton5/1pze7ulj5husrwfq/wish/1003863524 Truss will never be the same as their projected models in actual life. This is because when pin jointed trusses are made they are welded or bolted together, which can either cause some parts to grind against each other or they won't move as freely.]]> 2020-12-09 19:56:09 UTC https://padlet.com/psexton5/1pze7ulj5husrwfq/wish/1003863524 https://padlet.com/psexton5/1pze7ulj5husrwfq/wish/1003864107 2020-12-09 19:56:18 UTC https://padlet.com/psexton5/1pze7ulj5husrwfq/wish/1003864107 https://padlet.com/psexton5/1pze7ulj5husrwfq/wish/1003866429 If you want a perfect truss, then you would have to spend a lot of money and put so much effort into the fine details so it will act like the projected model.]]> 2020-12-09 19:56:51 UTC https://padlet.com/psexton5/1pze7ulj5husrwfq/wish/1003866429 https://padlet.com/psexton5/1pze7ulj5husrwfq/wish/1003867501 2020-12-09 19:57:08 UTC https://padlet.com/psexton5/1pze7ulj5husrwfq/wish/1003867501 https://padlet.com/psexton5/1pze7ulj5husrwfq/wish/1003868080 The word truss originates from the old french word trousse]]> 2020-12-09 19:57:18 UTC https://padlet.com/psexton5/1pze7ulj5husrwfq/wish/1003868080 https://padlet.com/psexton5/1pze7ulj5husrwfq/wish/1003869191 There are three different forms of truss (Simple, Planar, and Space)]]> 2020-12-09 19:57:34 UTC https://padlet.com/psexton5/1pze7ulj5husrwfq/wish/1003869191 https://padlet.com/psexton5/1pze7ulj5husrwfq/wish/1003869900 Simple trusses are typically a single flat triangle]]> 2020-12-09 19:57:45 UTC https://padlet.com/psexton5/1pze7ulj5husrwfq/wish/1003869900 https://padlet.com/psexton5/1pze7ulj5husrwfq/wish/1003870508 Planar trusses are typically a collection of flat triangles]]> 2020-12-09 19:57:55 UTC https://padlet.com/psexton5/1pze7ulj5husrwfq/wish/1003870508 https://padlet.com/psexton5/1pze7ulj5husrwfq/wish/1003871180 Space trusses usually consist of one or more tetrahedrons 

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