This course prepares the students to read and interpret engineering drawing and tabular data relating to structural steel trusses, and to generate from this information shop fabrication drawings of welded and bolted steel trusses.
Prerequisites
Course type
This course is offered as part of a VCC program and cannot be taken individually.
International students: Eligibility is determined at the program level. Visit the program page for international student requirements and application information.
- History and development of truss types, with examples
- Reading steel truss engineering drawings and data
- Conventions used in truss fabrication drawings
- Truss geometry (including camber adjustments)
- Dimensioning, labelling and notations
- Truss welding
- Use of multiple drawing sheets for one component
Course schedules
Select your program to see the available course schedules.
How to take this course
This course is offered as part of a VCC program only.
Contact us
If you have any questions, please email at [email protected].
† This information is intended as a guideline only. Program and course details are subject to change with the approval of VCC's Board of Governors.