Vierendeel TrussStudio 1 // 10.23.13

HistoryNamesake- Arthur Vierendeel● Civil engineer and

professor. ● Tested the Vierendeel Truss

in Belgium in 1902.

What is a Vierendeel Truss?A Vierendeel Truss is made up of frames that create rectangular openings in profile with no triangulated cross bracing.

General ApplicationsFootbridges, Building Frames and Elevator Shafts

Architectural ApplicationsSalk Institute by Louis Kahn: Structural section showing the use of the Vierendeel Truss.

Truss VariationsYale University LibraryBy: SOM Tapered concrete members and steel reinforcing.

Variations cont.Model for proposed bridge in Alba, Scotland utilizes atwo-plane Vierendeel Truss.

Railroad Bridge in BelgiumBell-shaped upper chord.

Member Compression & TensionUpper chord members are in Compression while the Lower chord members are experiencing Tension.

Drawings and SketchUp

Citations"Forth Replacement Crossing: Main Crossing (Bridge) Scheme Assessment Report Development of Options." Transport Scotland. N.p., 2009. Web. 21 Oct. 2013.

Schierle. "Arch513." Engineering Class Home Pages. University of Southern California , n.d. Web. 21 Oct. 2013. <http://www-classes.usc.edu/architecture/structures/Arch513>.

"Vierendeel Truss." Draftsperson.net. N.p., n.d. Web. 21 Oct. 2013.

"Vierendeel Truss." Iagram: Vierendeel Truss. N.p., 2010. Web. 21 Oct. 2013.