Roof construction (mild steel truss) of cafeteria and student affairs building at University Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia / Nur Hidayah Abd Aziz

Roof is part of building envelope. It is an important structure found in all types of buildings regardless of size and shape. Besides, it is an important element that has to be applied to protect the building occupants from hot and rainy weather, it also provides protection from animals and bad weathers. As noted, the using of wood trusses is widely used for generations before. With the growing construction technology on this time, there are other alternatives to replace wood truss that is widely use before with steel roof truss. Therefore, this study was undertaken to identify the types of component used in steel trussing system. It is also, to determine installation method of trusses and to identify the advantages and disadvantages of using steel truss compared to timber trusses. However, this report was conducted for the educational buidings at one lot in Uthm near Fakulti Kejuruteraan Awam Dan Alam Sekitar (FKAAS).