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What Are Secondary Stresses on Roof Trusses?

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Generally, when you are dealing with a professional roof truss company in San Diego, you may give very little thought to the science that goes into building your trusses.   After all, Roof Truss Manufacturers in San Diego employ experts who calculate load and stress so that you do not have to!   However, having a general idea of the stresses that affect roof trusses can also help you when designing and building homes, as you can better envision the type of force that your roof may be subjected to.   It is also important to understand why slight inaccuracies in truss building can affect the quality of your work to a much larger degree than anticipated.   In some cases, inaccuracies in truss construction can result in faults that lead to serious problems. What Are The Types Of Stresses on Roof Trusses? Trusses are designed to deal primarily with two types of stresses:   compressive and tensile.   Compressive stress refers to the force when members of a truss are pushed together, whi