Loading Class Manual for intelliVIEW – Chapter 19
WALL GIRDER LOADING
A truss is defined as a Wall Girder when its loads result from a composite of Floor, Wall, and
Roof loads with differing duration factors. The diagram below illustrates the Wall Girder truss
we will be using as our example and the loads being applied.
About Bracing:
Before we begin loading our girder, it is important to discuss bracing the top chord of the Wall
Girder. In this example, the conventionally framed Rafters provide top chord bracing. If there
were no rafters or trusses to brace the top chord, the Wall Girder would either have to be the
same height as the Floor Trusses or the same height as the bearing wall so that the roof trusses
