Vector Active Structure System
Definition:
The FLAT timber trusses can be used in intermediate floor structures because the FLAT truss allows spans of over 10 m. The FLAT truss can be used in roof construction for large objects (shopping malls, logistics parks or warehouses): in such cases it is designed for spans of up to 35 m. Loads intended for the FLAT timber truss:
1-Roof load
2-Top chord load (intermediate floor load)*
3-Bottom chord load (intermediate floor)
4-Hanged load
5- Snow load
6- Wind load
From active structral systems are systems in which the by design redirection of forces is effected by a self-found
And charcteristic from stabilization.they therefore have an equal distribution of axial stresses in a cross section.
This mechanism involves that typical from active systems such as a wire net or an air cushion will reposition itself under loading
the stresses resulting from pure application of the mechanism
are uniformly distributed axial stresses.taking into account that there are multiple load cases,Relatively large deformations and a non-uniform stress distribution will have to be acommodated appropriate detailing and dimensioning.
types
In architecture, a truss is a structure comprising one or more triangular units constructed with straight members whose ends are connected at joints referred to as nodes. External forces and reactions to those forces are considered to act only at the nodes and result in forces in the members which are either tensile or compressive forces. Moments (torques) are explicitly excluded because, and only because, all the joints in a truss are treated as revolutes.
A planar truss is one where all the members and nodes lie within a two dimensional plane, while a space truss has members and nodes extending into three dimensions. The top beams in a truss are called top chords and are generally in compression, the bottom beams are called bottom chords and are generally in tension, the interior beams are called webs, and the areas inside the webs are called panels
Etymology of truss
Truss is derived from Old French trousse, around c.1200, which means "collection of things bound together. The term truss has often been used to describe any assembly of members such as a cruck frame or couple of rafters but often means the engineering sense of "A truss is a single plane framework of individual structural member connected at their ends of forms a series of triangle (sic) to span a large distance.