425 ILCS 68/5

Last amended: 1997Year: 2026Length: 83 wordsOfficial source

(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.)