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roof truss ![click to hear : roof truss click to hear : roof truss](../../images/speaker-vert.gif)
Assembly of members composed of a triangular substructure to form the frame of a sloped roof; it supports the roof.
strut ![click to hear : strut click to hear : strut](../../images/speaker-vert.gif)
Diagonal member supporting the principal rafter, joining it to the junction of the king post and the ridge beam.
ridge beam ![click to hear : ridge beam click to hear : ridge beam](../../images/speaker-vert.gif)
Level member at the base of a truss upon which the side posts and the king post rest; these in turn support the principal rafters.
side post ![click to hear : side post click to hear : side post](../../images/speaker-vert.gif)
Small vertical member supporting the principal rafter.
king post ![click to hear : king post click to hear : king post](../../images/speaker-vert.gif)
Vertical member supporting the tie beam and joining the principal rafters to the ridge beam.
principal rafter ![click to hear : principal rafter click to hear : principal rafter](../../images/speaker-vert.gif)
Diagonal member of a roof truss; it functions as a rafter.