Performance of Locally Produced Cold–Formed Steel Sections for Roof Truss System

Authors

  • Mahmood M. T.
  • C. M. Thong
  • C. S. Tan

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.11113/jt.v42.738

Abstract

Secara tradisi, kayu biasanya digunakan untuk kekuda bumbung sebagai bahan binaan. Walaubagaimanapun, kegunaan kayu tidak lagi mendapat sambutan kebelakangan ini disebabkan kos yang tinggi, bukan mesra alam sekitar disebabkan banyak pokok perlu ditebang, terdedah kepada serangan anai–anai dan keupayaan yang rendah dibandingkan dengan keluli. Keratan keluli terguling–sejuk telah dicadangkan di dalam kertas ini bagi pembinaan sistem bumbung kekuda sebagai pilihan lain daripada kekuda kayu. Kertas ini membincangkan keputusan uji kaji bagi cadangan keratan keluli terguling–sejuk yang dikeluarkan oleh pengeluar tempatan sebagaimana yang dinyatakan di dalam kod BS5950 Part 5:1987 bagi kegunaan sistem kekuda bumbung. Ujian–ujian ini juga adalah untuk menepati keperluan–keperluan yang telah digariskan oleh Jabatan Kerja Raya Malaysia. Keputusan–keputusan ujian dari uji kaji menunjukkan keputusan persetujuan yang baik dengan BS 5950 Part 5. Keputusan uji kaji merumuskan bahawa keratan keluli terguling sejuk keluaran tempatan dan sambungannya sesuai digunakan bagi sistem kekuda bumbung. Kata kunci: Keratan keluli terguling-sejuk, sistem kekuda bumbung, keupayaan keratan, keratan C, keratan topi Traditionally, timber is usually used for roof truss as a construction material. However, the use of timber is no longer popular recently due to the increase in cost, not environmental–friendly as more trees need to be cut, prone to termite attack, and lesser capacity compared with steel. Cold–formed steel section has been introduced in this paper for the construction roof truss system as an alternative to the timber truss. This paper describes experimental test results of the proposed cold–formed produced locally with the code of practice as prescribed by BS 5950 Part 5: 1987 for the use in roof truss system. The tests were also performed to meet the requirements that have been outlined by Public Works Department Malaysia. The experimental results showed good agreement with BS 5950 Part 5. From the study it can be concluded that the proposed locally produced cold–formed steel sections and the connections are suitable to be used in the roof truss system provided that the design values should not be more than the experimental values. Key words: Cold-formed steel section, roof truss system, section capacities, C-section, hat-section

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2012-02-25

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Science and Engineering

How to Cite

Performance of Locally Produced Cold–Formed Steel Sections for Roof Truss System. (2012). Jurnal Teknologi, 42(1), 11–28. https://doi.org/10.11113/jt.v42.738