User talk:Juslynch/sandbox

Some suggestions for the Timber Roof Trusses Article

 * The article could use a more thorough introduction and history sections to give the trusses some cultural context. Why were these types of structures needed? The vocabulary is useful but belongs in a different section.


 * Describing how these structures fail would be a worthy addition to the piece. An illustration of the load paths or highlighted photo of which beams are in tension and which are in compression could help describe how the forces are transferred.
 * More examples of this type of construction would also be useful to show why these structures are significant.

Cedarlivin (talk) 06:35, 21 November 2017 (UTC)Cedarlivin

Instructor comments
Here are some previous comments from your user talk page, which you may not have seen:
 * In improving Timber roof truss, keep in mind that you are working on an encyclopedia article, not a how-to guide. What are the current knowledge gaps in this article? Does it adequately discuss the different framing systems supported by roof trusses that we discussed in class, e.g., supporting widely spaced purlins with common rafters vs. supporting more closely spaced purlins directly? The potential new sources that you've identified seem very specific; consider drawing additional information from the ones already in the article (e.g., the Timber Framers Guild series) or the Lee Nelson reading assigned in the syllabus.
 * Finally, note that metal plate-connected (MPC) trusses are typically made of lumber, not timber.

I agree with your peer reviewer that the article needs a better introduction and historical background. I'm not convinced that lumber-based MPC trusses belong in this articles, but if you insist on including them, you will need more introductory material to set the context and explain the critical differences between timber- and lumber-based forms.

Finally, consider copying any relevant sources that you've found but not cited into the Further reading section.

Elizabeth Linden Rahway (talk) 05:40, 28 November 2017 (UTC)