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| Q. |
The economic spacing of roof truss depends on |
| A. | cost of purlins only |
| B. | cost of purlins and cost of roof covering |
| C. | dead loads |
| D. | cost of roof covering and dead loads |
| Answer» B. cost of purlins and cost of roof covering | |
| Explanation: the economic spacing of the truss is the spacing that makes the overall cost of trusses, purlins, roof coverings, columns, etc. the minimum. it depends upon the relative cost of trusses, purlins, roof coverings, spacing of columns, etc. if the spacing is large, the cost of these trusses per unit area decreases but the cost of purlin increases. but if the spacing of trusses is small, the cost of trusses per unit area increases. roof coverings cost more if the spacing of trusses is large. | |
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