Question

Timber can be used as a sloping roof.

(a) True

(b) False

The question was posed to me by my college director while I was bunking the class.

I want to ask this question from Madras Terraced and Sloping Roof in portion Different Type Roofs, R.C.C of Civil Engineering Drawing

Answer 1

Right option is (a) True

Easiest explanation: A timber roof truss is a structural framework of timbers designed to bridge the space above a room and to provide support for a roof. Trusses usually occur at regular intervals, linked by longitudinal timbers such as purlins. The space between each truss is known as a bay.

Timber roof trusses were a medieval development. Earlier roofs had been supported by coupled rafters – pairs of rafters linked by horizontal beams. But such roofs were structurally weak, and lacking any longitudinal support were prone to racking, a collapse resulting from horizontal movement.

Roof made with timber