Difference Between King Post Truss & Queen Post Truss
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The King post truss & Queen Post truss are type of the sloping roof. Both roofs are used in residential, commercial or industrial buildings.
Also Read: Basic Elements of Roof
Following are the Points which Differentiate both the Trusses:
01.
King Post Roof Truss
- A king post has a central vertical post as used in architectural or bridge designs, working in tension to support a beam below from a truss apex above.
Queen Post Roof Truss
- Queen Post truss is define as a pitched roof support using two vertical tie posts connected between the tie beam and the rafters.
02.
King Post Roof Truss
The king post truss consists following components:
- Tie Beam
- Two Inclined principal rafter
- Two struts
- King post
Ridge Beam
Queen Post Roof Truss
The Queen post Truss consists of following components:
- Two Queen posts
- Two Principal Rafters
- Struts
- Tie Beam
- Straining beams
- Straining sills
- Purlins
03.
King Post Roof Truss
- King post truss is used when the length of span is in the range of 5 to 8 m.
Queen Post Roof Truss
- Queen post truss is used when the length of span is in the range of 8 to 12 m.
04.
King Post Roof Truss
- One vertical post is provided at the centre of the roof which is called king post.
Queen Post Roof Truss
- Two vertical posts are provided in 2 sides at distance which is called queen post.
05.
King Post Roof Truss
- Straining beam and straining sill are not necessary.
Queen Post Roof Truss
- Straining beam and straining sill are used to keep the queen post in stable position.
06.
King Post Roof Truss
- King-post is connected with principal rafter, strut and tie beam.
Queen Post Roof Truss
- Queen-post is connected with principal rafter, strut, Straining beam, straining sill and tie beam
07.
King Post Roof Truss
- The top ends of two main rafters are connected to ridge pitch.
Queen Post Roof Truss
- Top ends of two main rafters are joined with the queen posts heads.
08.
King Post Roof Truss
Queen Post Roof Truss
Janvi Desai is a Civil Engineer (BE). She graduated from Government Engineering College – Bharuch in 2017. She is an Engineer (Civil) at SDCPL – Gharpedia. She is passionate about research and study of latest developments. You can easily reach her via LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Pinterest. Besides being blogger, she also participates in quantity survey, site management, design & detailing.
