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    The document compares the monitor truss and north light truss systems. The monitor truss has a raised portion that runs along the ridge, allowing light and air into double-height structures. It is used for large commercial buildings like malls. The north light truss admits light through glazing located to the north to avoid harsh sunlight. It is used for industrial buildings with short spans up to 15 meters. Both systems admit daylight but the monitor truss provides more uniform light distribution. The monitor truss is preferable for large span structures needing uniform internal lighting.

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    The document compares the monitor truss and north light truss systems. The monitor truss has a raised portion that runs along the ridge, allowing light and air into double-height structures. It is used for large commercial buildings like malls. The north light truss admits light through glazing located to the north to avoid harsh sunlight. It is used for industrial buildings with short spans up to 15 meters. Both systems admit daylight but the monitor truss provides more uniform light distribution. The monitor truss is preferable for large span structures needing uniform internal lighting.

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    The document compares the monitor truss and north light truss systems. The monitor truss has a raised portion that runs along the ridge, allowing light and air into double-height structures. It is used for large commercial buildings like malls. The north light truss admits light through glazing located to the north to avoid harsh sunlight. It is used for industrial buildings with short spans up to 15 meters. Both systems admit daylight but the monitor truss provides more uniform light distribution. The monitor truss is preferable for large span structures needing uniform internal lighting.

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    The document compares the monitor truss and north light truss systems. The monitor truss has a raised portion that runs along the ridge, allowing light and air into double-height structures. It is used for large commercial buildings like malls. The north light truss admits light through glazing located to the north to avoid harsh sunlight. It is used for industrial buildings with short spans up to 15 meters. Both systems admit daylight but the monitor truss provides more uniform light distribution. The monitor truss is preferable for large span structures needing uniform internal lighting.

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    The paper discusses and compares two types of roof truss systems - the monitor truss and the north light truss in terms of their characteristics and applications.

    A monitor truss system has a flat roof with a raised monitor portion along the ridge. It consists of a lattice monitor girder and lattice girder.

    A north light truss system is economical for short spans up to 15m. It admits light from the north side to avoid harsh sunlight and has a south slope of 17 degrees.

    TERM PAPER ON

    MONITOR TRUSS VS NORTH LIGHT TRUSS


    BMCT – 5
    Isha khobragade
    Roll no.-19122022

    Abstract
    This paper discusses comparative analysis of the monitor truss and north light truss. As
    majorly this both truss systems serve the similar purposes which will be discussed in this
    paper. The aim of this paper is to find which truss system is better in different aspects.

    Table of content
    1. Introduction
    2. Monitor truss
    3. Northlight truss
    4. Comparison
    5. Conclusion

    Introduction
    Truss is a structure that consists of members and acts as a single object and is organized into
    connected triangles which is generally used in roofs, bridges and towers. In this paper two
    types of roof trusses are explained and on the basis of their characteristics they are
    distinguished and compared with each other.

    Monitor truss
    Monitor means the raised portion in a roof which
    allows the light or air building. So basically, a
    tubular monitor truss system is a type of truss
    system in which there is a flat roof with a raised
    portion that is the monitor which runs along the
    ridge generally in double height structure. In
    figure 1 the key sketch of the tubular monitor
    truss is given in which the longer side of the truss

    Figure 1- Monitor truss


    system is the lattice monitor girder and the other one is the lattice girder which is seen in
    figure 2 also.

    This type of system is generally used for large


    construction in many commercial places such as
    shopping malls,marriage halls and also in industrial
    zones such as factories.

    Figure 2- elevation

    North light truss


    This truss system is one of the most
    economical systems for short span structure.
    When the floor span is more than 15m this
    truss system is preferred. This truss system
    is also used to admit light and the glazing
    part is located in the north direction so it can
    avoid the harsh sunlight from other
    directions. So the south slope which is 17°
    is fully covered and the north side is either
    glazed or covered with translucent plastic to
    admit daylight which is at an angle from 0°
    - 60° to vertical. Figure 3- North light truss
    the north light truss system in the given
    figure 3 in which the span of north light truss is 11m and lattice girder is 30 m.
    This type of truss system is use in industrial area which have large span where manufacturing
    activity takes place like warehouse, factories and industries

    Figure 4 Plan and sections


    Comparison
    o Both the system are equally economical
    o Bothe the system also admit daylight but monitor truss truss give more uniform level
    of daylight as comapared to North light truss.
    o North light truss is used for short span whereas monitor truss for large span.

    Conclusion
    As per the analysis of both the truss system serves similar functions to admit daylight inside
    any structure but monitor truss admit more uniform level of daylight as compared to north
    light truss according to W. B. Mckay vol 4 and also north light truss is used for short span
    and monitor truss for large span. So the monitor truss system is more preferable incase of
    large span structure for uniform level of daylight.

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