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News Release from: Trussed Rafter Association | Subject: Factory-fabricated trussed rafters
Edited by the Buildingtalk Editorial
Team on 20 November 2006
Benefits of factory-fabricated trussed
rafters
Member of the Trussed Rafter Association demonstrates the benefits of utilising factory-fabricated trussed rafters in non-domestic developments.
The construction of a major new music school in Leicestershire has enabled a member of the Trussed Rafter Association to demonstrate the versatility and technical as well as economic benefits of utilising factory-fabricated trussed rafters in non-domestic developments The Music School, part of the Loughborough Endowed Schools partnership, has been built on a relatively constricted site in the Burton Walks area of the town, with JH Hallam (Contracts) being the main contractor
This article was originally published on Buildingtalk on 18 May 2006 at 8.00am (UK)
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Designed by Stephen George and Partners from Leicester, the Music School has an extended curving floor-plan that presented a number of challenges for TRA member Harlow Timber Systems.
Within the manufacturer's GBP28K sub-contract, it designed, produced and installed some 100 trusses in eight different designs to help construct the roof, which slopes towards the focus for the 80-metre radius curve.
This included using the Wolf software package and jointing plates to produce extra deep rafters where 219 mm and 147 mm deep sections are spliced together to accommodate the unusually high loadings.
A spokesperson for the project architects recounted that the key drivers in specifying trussed rafters for this complex contract included speed of erection, convenience and the general lack of storage space on site.
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