(425 ILCS 68/5)
Sec. 5.
Definitions.
For the purposes of this Act:
"Truss" means a framed structural unit made up of a group of triangles
arranged in a single plane in such a manner that if loads are applied at the
points of intersection of the truss members, only compressive or tensile
(nonbending) forces will result in the members.
"Truss construction" means a structure, excluding a residential structure, in
which the roof or floor is
supported by trusses.
(Source: P.A. 90-434, eff. 8-16-97.)
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