Code Connection: 40-Foot Truss Span Limitation in IBC Section 2308

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Code Connection: 40-Foot Truss Span Limitation in IBC Section 2308

  • Structures designed to the IBC often use the broadly written code requirements that provide greater engineering design flexibility.
  • Structures may also be designed using a combination of both prescriptive and engineered methods as indicated in IBC Section 2308.1.
  • Structures may be designed within the prescriptive requirements of Section 2308. Limitations can be found in the sidebar on page 25.