Heavy Timber Truss / Bow String Truss Repair

View of reinforcing work from the floor level. Note the extensive interferences which had to be worked around.

Shear plates are installed in truss chords to increase bolt capacities.

Chord members are reinforced with additional timber, panel point connections are reinforced with steel plates.

Working around mechanical equipment and ceiling framing can be difficult and time consuming.

When truss member forces exceed the capacity of timber framing, steel is used for reinforcement.

New steel column installed with new footing to reduce truss reinforcement requirements.

Hydraulic jacks are set up under the trusses at key locations and the trusses are jacked back up to as level a position as possible.