Roof construction / Shahrizan Osman

• Main Author: Osman, Shahrizan
• Format: Monograph
• Language: English
• Published: Universiti Teknologi MARA, Perak 2015
• Subjects: Roofing
• Online Access: https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/80394/1/80394.pdf; https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/80394/

Roof is one of the important elements in every construction project as roof is a main attraction for a building. Roof refers to the protection of a building and it gives an attraction for unique design of a roof. For example, tradisional malay house. Without a strong truss, the roof cannot stand itself. Therefore, the combination of work between the trusses and the covering is vital. This report will explain about the important materials a few manpower and machineries fabricate the trusses for double storey house. This report was conducted at Kota Puteri PKNS in ljok. The objective of this report is to identify the the material use for the truss’s installation. This report will focus on the requirements needed in fabricating parts. This report will also look at the load received, as we know loading is the most important part that needs to be considered. Moreover, this report will review how to install the trusses in a safe way.