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Do truss engineers account for rotation and lateral displacement in their truss design or is this the responsibility of the structural engineer or building designer?

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Do truss engineers account for rotation and lateral displacement in their truss design or is this the responsibility of the structural engineer or building designer?

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The truss designer assumes (per ANSI/TPI 1-1995) that the truss will be installed in-plumb and in-plane and will carry only in-plane loads. The Building Designer is responsible for designing the system to resist forces from rotation and lateral displacement.