TIMBER RAFTER DESIGN (BS5628 Part 2:1996) Version 2.

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SUMMARY Location: Proposed New Rafters
Bending OK 0.64 Unity factor
Deflection OK 0.93 Unity factor
Shear OK 0.32 Unity factor
Bearing OK 0.13 Unity factor
Section Size / Spacing 50 x 150 Grade C24 Rafters @ 400 centres
DESIGN PARAMETERS
Span of Rafters 3.40 m
Loading 1.85 kN/m2
Rafter spacing 400 mm
UDL per Rafter 0.74 kN/m
Width of Section 50 mm
Depth of Section 150 mm
Timber Class SC C24
Min or Mean Modulus of
Elasticity (0=Min; 1=Mean)
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SECTION PROPERTIES
I actual 1.41E+07 mm4
Mod of Elasticity 9900 N/mm2
Z acual 1.88E+05 mm3
Bending parallel to grain 7.50 N/mm2
Shear parallel to grain 0.71 N/mm2
Compression perp to grain 2.40 N/mm2
FACTORS
K3 (Duration of load) 1.00
K4 (Bearing modification) 1.00
K7 (Depth factor) 1.08
K8 (Rafter sharing) 1.10
BENDING CHECK SHEAR CHECK
Allowable bending stress 8.90 N/mm2 Allowable shear stress 0.78 N/mm2
Design moment 1.07E+06 Nmm End Shear 1258.00 N
Actual bending stress 5.70 N/mm2 Actual Shear stress 0.25 N/mm2
Bending OK Shear OK
DEFLECTION CHECK BEARING CHECK
Allowable defl'n (=0.003L,
but not greater than 14mm) 10.20 mm Bearing width 75 mm
Actual Deflection (Bending) 9.25 mm Allowable bearing stress 2.64 N/mm2
Actual Deflection (Shear) 0.28 mm Actual bearing stress 0.34 N/mm2
Total actual deflection 9.53 mm Bearing OK
Deflection OK