Ngokuqhelekileyo isetyenziselwa iibhulorho zendlela-kaloliwe kunye nezipani ezincinci.
Kwi-truss, i-chord ngamalungu enza i-periphery ye-truss, kuquka i-chord ephezulu kunye ne-chord ephantsi. Amalungu adibanisa iichords eziphezulu nezisezantsi zibizwa ngokuba ngamalungu ewebhu. Ngokwezikhokelo ezihlukeneyo zamalungu ewebhu, zihlulwe zibe yi-diagonal rods kunye neentonga ezithe nkqo.
Inqwelomoya apho iichords kunye neeweb zikhoyo ibizwa ngokuba yinqwelomoya engundoqo. Ukuphakama kwebhulorho yebhulorho ebanzi-ebanzi iyatshintsha ecaleni kwendlela yokwenza i-truss yentambo egobileyo; i-spans medium and small span zisebenzisa i-truss height engaguqukiyo, ebizwa ngokuba yi-flat string truss okanye i-strat truss. Isakhiwo se-truss sinokuqulunqwa sibe yintsimbi okanye ibhuloho ye-arch, kwaye ingasetyenziselwa njengentsimbi eyintloko (okanye i-stiffening beam) kwibhulorho yenkxaso yentambo. Uninzi lweebhulorho zetruss zenziwe ngentsimbi. Ibhulorho ye-truss yisakhiwo esingenanto, ngoko ke inokulungelelaniswa kakuhle kwidekhi ephindwe kabini.
Ibhulorho ye-Steel truss idibanisa izibonelelo zentsimbi kunye nesakhiwo se-truss:
1. Isakhiwo sokukhanya kunye nekhono elikhulu lokujikeleza
2. Kulula ukulungisa kunye nokubuyisela
3. Intsimbi yentsimbi yentsimbi inamalungu amaninzi kunye nama-nodes, isakhiwo sinzima ngakumbi, kwaye ukuzinza kunamandla.
I-4.Ukuchasana okunamandla kuxinzelelo kunye nokunyaniseka okulungileyo
5. Uluhlu olubanzi lokusetyenziswa