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Roof Operations- by Craig Reed.pdf

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• <strong>Roof</strong> Construction<br />

Metal Gusset plates<br />

• Firefighter Concerns<br />

– Gusset plates increase charring at joints<br />

resulting in failure<br />

– Chord or web failure causes truss failure<br />

– Open space between chords promotes fire<br />

spread

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