Chapter-4 Roofs

4.1 Roofs & their types 4.2 Timber roofs (Single/double/ multiple timber roofs) 4.3 Steel trusses and their components (Angle & tubular truss) 4.4Roof coverings

4.1 Roofs & their types

ROOF Roof may be defined as a covering provided over the top of a building to protect the building from the atmospheric effects (like rain, snow, sun and wind )

Two main component of building roof

i. Structural element Design for supporting roof covering Should be strong so that it should carry the load May be trusses, portals, beams etc

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ii. Roof covering Layer of covering on the structural element Should be water proof , fire resistance May be tiles, galvanized corrugated, iron sheets, slates etc

The functions of any roof

To keep out rain, wind, snow and dust To prevent excessive heat loss in winter To keep the interior of the building cool in summer Designed to accommodate all stresses encountered

The functions cont.

Designed to accept movement due to changes in temperature and moisture content For strength and stability of building For durability and free from maintenance

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For fire safety Provide resistance to the passage of sound Safety to occupants Aesthetic beauty

Technical Terms of Roof

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1. Span: The clear distance between the supports if an arch, beam or roof truss 2. Rise of roof: It is the vertical distance between the wall plate and the top of the ridge

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Pitch of roof: - inclination of the sides of roof to the horizontal is termed as pitch of roof - expressed either in terms if degree (angle) or as a ratio of rise to span

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Ridge: -the spine of the roof and is essentially a pitching plate for the rafters which are nailed to each other through the ridge board

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Hip: - the ridge formed by the intersection of two sloping surfaces, where the exterior angle is greater than 180

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Valley: - a reverse of a hip - formed by the intersection of two roof surfaces, making an external angle less than 180

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Common rafters: - main load bearing members of a roof are common rafters - span between wall plates at eaves level and the ridge

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Jack rafters: - are the rafters shorter in length which run from hip or valley to the eaves.

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Hip rafters: -the sloping rafters which form the hip of a sloped roof -They run diagonally from the ridge to the corners of the walls to support roof coverings -They receive the ends of the purlins and ends of jack rafters

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Valley rafters: -These are the sloping rafters which run diagonally from the ridge to the eaves for supporting valley gutters -They receive the ends of the purlins and ends of jack rafters on both sides

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Wall plates: -long wooden members which are provided on the top of the stone or brick wall -for the purpose of fixing the feet of the common rafters - Wall plates actually connect the walls to the roof

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Dragon ties: - the tie placed across the corners and over the wall plates and helps to provide resistance the truss of a hip rafter

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Ceiling joist: - the wooden member that functions as tie to the feet of the rafters and provides support to the ceiling boards on the undersides and any cistern housed within the roof void

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Purlin: - Are horizontal wooden or steel members, used to support common rafters of a roof when span is large -Purlins are supported on trusses or walls

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Struts: - Are the compressive members that transfer load of purlin to a suitable load bearing support within the span of roof

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Eaves: -Lower edge of roof Template: - Bedding block provided at the end of truss Verge: - Edge of roof coverings, slates, CGI sheets or tiles on the roof.

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Cleats: -Are small pieces of wood fixed on rafter to prevent purlin to slide down. Battens: - Are the wooden members fixed on rafter to provide support to the roof coverings: slates tiles etc.

Types of Roof
Pitched or Sloped roof Flat roof Shelled roof Doomed roof

Pitched or Sloped roof :

Roof with sloping surface considered suitable for buildings in areas where rainfall/snowfall is very heavy Normally the sloped roof has the slope from 10 to 70

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Pitched roofs are basically of the following forms: Lean-to-roof Gable roof Hip roof Gambrel roof Mansard or curb roof Deck roof

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Flat roof
Are considered suitable for buildings in plains or in hot regions where rainfall is scanty Are either horizontal or practically horizontal with slope less than 10 Even a perfectly horizontal roof has to have some slope at top so that rain water can be drained off easily and rapidly

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Shelled roof
Type of roof that has thin section May be constructed in curved surface such as parabola, hyperbola or segment of curve

Shelled roof

Domed roof:
Curved roof having the roof area more than semicircle Has largest roof area compare to all types of roofs Can be constructed by the use of R.C.C or arch technology

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Care must be taken in the construction as it requires high skill

4.2 Timber roofs (Single/double/ multiple timber roofs)

Single roofs: -Those which consist of only the rafters which are supported at the ridge and at the eaves - Such roofs are used only when the span is limited to 5 meters -otherwise the size of the rafters will be uneconomical.

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Single roofs are of five types: Lean-to-roof Couple roof Couple close roof Collar beam roof Collar and scissor roof

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Lean-to-roof: -The simplest type of sloping roof in which rafters slope to one side only -Suitable for maximum span of 2.5m -Are provided for sheds, out-houses attached to main building, verandahs etc

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Couple roof: -Roof is formed by couple or pair of rafters which slope to both the sides of the ridge of the roof -Used when the span is limited to 3.6 meters

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Couple close roof : -Similar to the couple roof , except that the ends of the couple of common rafters is connected by horizontal member called tie beam to prevent the rafters from spreading and thrusting out of the wall -A couple-close roof is economically suitable for spans up to 4.2 m

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Collar beam roof: -When the span increases, or when the load is more, the rafters of the couple close roof have the tendency to bend -Avoided by raising the tie beam and fixing it at one-third to one-half of the vertical height from wall plate to the ridge -This raised beam is known as the collar beam (collar tie)

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-This roof is suitable for spans up to 5 meters

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Collar and scissor roof: -Similar to the collar roof, except that two collar beams crossing each other to have an appearance of scissors is provided as shown in the fig

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Double or Purlin roofs -A double roof is the one in which purlins are introduced to support the common rafters at intermediate point -Such roofs are used when the span exceeds 5meters - The function of purlin is to tie the rafters together and to act as an intermediate support to the rafters

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Triple-membered or framed or trussed roofs:

Consists of three sets of members: i) common rafters ii) purlins and iii) trusses The purlins which give an intermediate support to the rafters, are themselves supported on trusses which are suitably spaced along the length of a room Provided when the span of the room is greater than 5 meters and when the length of the room is large, i.e. where there are no internal walls or partitions to support the purlins

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Various types of Triple membered or framed or trussed roof are : 1) King-Post Truss 2)Queen-Post Truss 3)Combination of King-Post and queen post Trusses 4)Mansard Truss 5)Truncated Truss 6)Bel-fast Truss 7)Steel Trusses 8)Composite Trusses

Triple-membered or framed cont.

1)King-Post Truss: A King-Post consists of following components: Two inclined principal rafters Lower tie beam Two struts King post

King-Post Truss cont.

Principal rafters support the purlins Purlins support the closely-spaced common rafters which have the same slope as the principal rafters Common rafters support the roof covering as usual. Suitable for spans varying from 5 to 8meters

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2)Queen-Post truss : Differs from a king post truss in having two vertical posts rather than one Vertical posts are known as queen-post, the tops of which are connected by a horizontal piece known as straining beam Are suitable for spans between 8 to 12 meters.

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3)Combination of King-Post and Queen-Post Trusses: Queen-Post trusses are suitable for spans up to 12meters For greater spans the queen-post truss can be strengthened by one or more upright member called princess-post to each side ( fig a) and fig (b) shows the resulting combination of King-Post and queen-post trusses, which are suitable up to 18m span.

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4) Mansard roof truss: Combination of King-Post and queen-Post trusses A two-storey truss, with upper portion consisting of king-post truss and the lower portion queen post truss

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Triple-membered or framed cont.

5)Truncated truss: Similar to Mansard truss, except that its top is formed flat with a gentle slope to one side.

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6) Bel-fast roof truss ( Bow string truss) In the form of a bow, consists of thin sections of timber, with its top chord curved If the roof covering is light, this roof truss can be used up to 30m span.

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7) Composite roof trusses: Roof trusses made of two materials such as timber and steel Some common types of composite roof trusses, using fittings such as C.I. head, C.I shoe, steel angle bolts and straps etc

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Composite roof trusses cont.

Triple-membered or framed cont.

8) Steel Truss : Used for span more than 10m Commonly used these days since they are more economical, easy to construct or fabricate , fire proof , more rigid and permanent Consists of rolled steel sections welded and bolted in gusset plates and may be tube (pipe) or angles

4.3 Steel trusses and their components (Angle & tubular truss)
Steel roof Truss Angular:

Angle sections and plates are commonly used for fabrication though channel sections and Tsections can be also used Designed that the members carry only direct stresses, (i.e., either compression or tension) and no bending stress are induced Principal rafter as well as the main tie are generally made of two angle sections placed side by side, while the struts and ties are generally made of single angle sections

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Members are jointed together, using a gusset plate, either through rivets or by welding Minimum pitch should not be less than three times the rivet diameter, while the maximum pitch is limited to 15cm for compression members and 20 cm for tension members Generally, 15 mm diameter rivets are used for small spans and 20mm rivets are used for large spans

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At least two rivets should be used at each joint Gusset plate should not be less than 6mm, though its thickness is designed on the basis of forces carried by members to be jointed At the foot of the truss, short angles are fitted on both the sides of the gusset plate, which are connected to the bearing plate

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The bearing plate is jointed to concrete bed through rag bolts At the apex, suitable ridge section is fitted

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Steel roof Truss Tubular:

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Tubular Steel roof trusses are used for large span constructions such as factories, industry work sheds, shopping malls, huge exhibition centers, multiplexes etc Are generally used for spans as large as 2530m Are quite popular since they are light weight and economical

Steel roof Truss Tubular cont.

Since external loads are transferred to a truss at the joints, various members of a truss are subject only to direct stresses, either tensile or compressive However, purlins are designed as flexural members Various members of a roof truss are jointed together usually by welding

Steel roof Truss Tubular cont.

usually fabricated in three parts, transported and then assembled at the site As shown in fig a simple triangular truss is fabricated in three parts: Part ABC, Part EBD and Part CD

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In order to support purlins, rectangular plates (with holes) are also welded to the principal rafter at the joints (such as F and G) , and these pieces are kept projected The tubular purlins are provided with holes at the ends with internal threads Studs are placed through the holes in the projected rectangular plates and tightened in the internally threaded ends of purlins

4.4 Roof coverings

I. Thatch II. Wood Singles III. Tile roofing IV. CGI-sheet V. AC-sheet (Asbestos Cement) VI. Slates VII.Light weight roofing

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i)Thatch: Organic material available in nature and used for the roof. Sometime, the rice, and wheat straw are also used in the roof But the thatch is special grass available in wild land

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Simply tied tightly in a bunch in to the battens in closely distanced about 30cm) layers Thickness may be from 10cm to 15cm Used largely in rural areas and slope of this roof is normally more than 40 Thatch is combustible, absorbs moisture and is liable to rot or decay

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ii) Wood Singles: Shingles are thin slabs of wood used to cover roofs The use of shingles is restricted to hilly areas where local timber is easily available at low cost

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iii) Tile roofing : Tiles are manufactured from clay and concrete to a wide range of design colors suitable for the pitches from 20to45 and work upon the principle of either double or simple lap The pitch of the tile is always less than pitch of rafters

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The standard size of plain tile is 265X165 mm and thickness of minimum 10mm Tiles are somehow raised to drain out the rain water and raised part is called camber It prevents the rainwater being drawn up between the tiles by capillary action, as it would be if the tiles were absolutely flat

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The tiles while fixing on the roof have to be overlapped and hung in to the battens in a definite interval Overlapping is called LAP and the interval is called GAUGE Gauge= (Length of tile-Lap)/2 Example. For 265mm length and lap of 65mm, gauge, G=(265-65)/2=100mm

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iv) Galvanized Iron corrugated sheets (C.G.I sheets): CGI sheets are very much popular these days in different region of Nepal Relatively cheap as well and very easy to fix on the roof The rafter is fixed to wall plate and the ridge and purlin is laid on it

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The C.G.I sheets are nailed or bolted to purlins Eaves board is nailed to the ends of rafter The slope of roof for CGI sheets should be more than 25 and lapping 15cm on edge & 1 & corrugation at side

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v) Asbestos cement sheets ( A.C sheets) AC sheets are produced by the mixture of cement, asbestos fibers and water Cheap, light, impervious, durable and fire resistant Available in 2 to 3 meters in length and has the same procedure as CGI sheet to fix on the roof

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vi) Slate roofing: Slates may be of different types and may be fixed on the roof in different ways as well For the method of fixing, slates are nailed to the battens that are fixed on planks or direct on rafters Slates are overlapped by 50-75%.

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vii)Light weight roofing : For wide span industrial structures, it is desirable to reduce the weight of roof so that structural framing can be economized Conventional roofing materials (such as tiles, slates etc) are heavy and required heavy framing to support them

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The light weight roofing materials are of two types: a) Sheeting Aluminum sheets Asbestos cement sheets

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b) Decking Wood wool Straw board Aluminum alloy and steel decking.

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