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An engineered truss is drilled through a web for wiring without a repair detail. What should happen?

Correct Answer

B) Obtain and implement the truss-specific approved repair or replacement direction.

Report the drilled web and obtain design review for that truss and hole. Implement the approved repair or replacement; ordinary joist-hole rules do not automatically apply to trusses. Source: https://kcenter.sbcacomponents.com/resource/sbca-knowledge-center-design-of-truss-repairs-dg-no-2501

Answer Options
A
Use ordinary sawn-joist hole limits without checking the truss.
B
Obtain and implement the truss-specific approved repair or replacement direction.
C
Conceal the hole because it carries wiring only.
D
Glue a plug into the hole without review.

Why This Is the Correct Answer

Report the drilled web and obtain design review for that truss and hole. Implement the approved repair or replacement; ordinary joist-hole rules do not automatically apply to trusses. Source: https://kcenter.sbcacomponents.com/resource/sbca-knowledge-center-design-of-truss-repairs-dg-no-2501

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