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For long or moderate spans, wood trusses are often lighter, more economical, and more practical than wood beams. In addition, a structure using trusses usually is stiffer than one using beams of the same span; that is, it has smaller deflections.
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Stalnaker, J.J., Harris, E.C. (1997). Timber Trusses. In: Structural Design in Wood. VNR Structural Engineering Series. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-4082-3_10
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