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On your truss design drawing it shows: PROVIDE UPLIFT CONNECTION PER SCHEDULE Support 1 124# Support 2 127# What does this actually mean?

April 26, 2017connection design drawing schedule shows support truss Uplift

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On your truss design drawing it shows: PROVIDE UPLIFT CONNECTION PER SCHEDULE Support 1 124# Support 2 127# What does this actually mean?

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Some trusses may have a tendency to “fly off of the building” under certain load case (mainly wind loads). In order to prevent the trusses from being sucked off of the building, they need to be connected for the uplift reaction shown in the provided schedule. In other words, Support-One needs to be connected to the top plate for 124 pounds and Support-Two should be connected for 127 lbs.