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Queen Post Truss

This document provides details of a roof structure including: 1. Dimensions and materials for common rafters, ridge pieces, purlins, battens, and other structural elements of the roof. 2. Labeled diagrams showing the layout and connections of principal rafters, tie beams, wall plates, and other framing. 3. Specifications for roof tiles including dimensions, materials (clay), and quantity required per 100 square feet.

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Queen Post Truss

This document provides details of a roof structure including: 1. Dimensions and materials for common rafters, ridge pieces, purlins, battens, and other structural elements of the roof. 2. Labeled diagrams showing the layout and connections of principal rafters, tie beams, wall plates, and other framing. 3. Specifications for roof tiles including dimensions, materials (clay), and quantity required per 100 square feet.

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17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 Detail C

8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1

Common Rafter
N
100X100mm Ridge Piece N

100X200mm
Straining Beam
100X100mm Ridge Tile
M
Purlin
100X180mm
Detail E Battens ROOF TILES M

100X100mm Ridge Piece


Cleat Material:Clay
Mangalore Tiles 100

Principal Rafter 100


Queen Post 300
L
150x100mm 100X100mm
L

Tie Beam 100


Strut
100 100X100mm
100x200mm Detail C 100 Material:Clay
180 100 Wall Plate
K
100

100
100X120mm 100 Waterproof K

100

100
Gutter Common Rafter
Per 100sq ft-150 tiles
100 Detail B 100

J
200
200 Detail E J

600 Detail A 200

200 650 200


650
Eaves Board Stone Detail D Ridge Tile
Straining sill 250x450x10mm
Tempelate
H MangaloreTile H

300x400x10mm
QUEEN POST TRUSS
G
150

0
Straining Beam Mangalore Tiles Ridge Tile G
10 100
100

Principal Rafter Skylight Ridge Piece


100

Stirrup Strap
F
Battens F

Common Rafter
3 Way Strap
100 Principal Rafter
100
Queen Post
200

Tie Beam Principal Rafter Purlin E

Wall Plate
Detail A Detail C Queen Post
100
100

Mangalore Tile
D 100 D
100
Bolt 50 Batten
100 50

Stone
200 Straining sill Gutter Cleat
Template
Strut 20
0
Felt or
C
100 Membrane C

200
Gutter
Stirrup Strap Eaves Board
Detail B Detail D
B

Brief: A Queenpost is a tension member in a truss.It is used in B

places where the span is between 8-12 metres.Straining beam VIEW


and Straining sill are used to keep the queen post in exact
A

position. QUEEN POST TRUSS A

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