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Fig. 5.10
Strengthening of tensile joints at lower chord I.
Fig. 5.11
Strengthening of tensile joints at lower chord II.
5.3.3
Strengthening Vertical Wooden Rods with Steel Tendons
When cracks appear on the shear surfaces of the vertical wooden tension elements of roof
trusses, it is feasible to replace the vertical wooden rods with a new round steel tension
rods, installed as close to the original wooden tension element as possible. Wooden tension
elements can be strengthened by steel tension rods not only in the center of roof trusses but
also at the internodes
(Fig. 5.15)
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