Abstract: A newly developed saddle-type connection has been adopted for use at the joints of support-frame poles and truss chords in aluminum overhead truss sign structures (OHTSS) in Kansas since 2015. This paper describes a study ...

Abstract: Nearly all aluminum overhead truss sign structures (OHTSSs) in Kansas constructed before 2015 use an identical type of hot-riveted coupling assembly to provide connections between vertical poles and horizontal truss members. ...