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Wood Beam Design Base on NDS 2005

INPUT DATA & DESIGN SUMMARY
MEMBER SIZE
MEMBER SPAN

6 x 14
L=
wD =

UNIFORMLY DISTRIBUTED DEAD LOAD

No. 1, Douglas Fir-Larch

10
112

wL =

UNIFORMLY DISTRIBUTED LIVE LOAD

ft
lbs / ft

lbs / ft
PD1 = 1500 lbs
L1 =
4
ft
PD2 = 3936 lbs

CONCENTRATED DEAD LOADS

(0 for no concentrated load)

L2 =
5
L = L / 360

DEFLECTION LIMIT OF LIVE LOAD

ft
Camber => 0.18 inch

Kcr D + L = L / 180

DEFLECTION LIMIT OF LONG-TERM

THE BEAM DESIGN IS ADEQUATE.

Does member have continuous lateral support by top diaphragm ?
(1= yes, 0= no)
0
No
Code
1
2
3
4
5
6
Choice

Duration Factor, CD
Condition
0.90
Dead Load
1.00
Occupancy Live Load
1.15
Snow Load
1.25
Construction Load
1.60
Wind/Earthquake Load
2.00
Impact Load
=>
4
Construction Load

ANALYSIS
DETERMINE REACTIONS, MOMENT, SHEAR
wSelf Wt =
RLeft =
16
lbs / ft
VMax =

3.36

3.51

Code
Designation
1
Select Structural, Douglas Fir-Larch
2
No. 1, Douglas Fir-Larch
3
No. 2, Douglas Fir-Larch
4
Select Structural, Southern Pine
5
No. 1, Southern Pine
6
No. 2, Southern Pine
Choice
=>
2

RRight =

kips

kips, at 13.5 inch from left end

3.21

kips

MMax =

14.44

ft-kips, at 5.00 ft from left end

DETERMINE SECTION PROPERTIES& ALLOWABLE STRESSES

b =

5.50

in

d =

13.50

in

580

ksi

E = Ex =

1600

ksi

Fb =

FbE =

6605

psi

Fb =

1,350

psi

F = FbE / Fb* =

3.97

Fv =

170

psi

Fb' =

1,639

psi

< 50

E' =

1,600

ksi

Fv' =

213

psi

A =

74.3

in

Sx =

167.1

in

lE =

19.7

(ft, Tab 3.3.3 footnote 1)

CD
1.25

CM
1.00

Ct
1.00

E'min =

I =

1,128 in

RB =

10.265

Ci
1.00

CL
0.98

CF
0.99

Cc
1.00

CV
1.00

1665.56

psi

Cr
1.00

CHECK BENDING AND SHEAR CAPACITIES

fb = MMax / Sx =

1037

fv' = 1.5 VMax / A =

68

CHECK DEFLECTIONS
(L, Max) = 0.00
(Kcr D + L , Max) = 0.18
Where

Kcr =

psi

1.50

<
psi

Fb =

<

in, at 5.000 ft from left end,

in, at 4.900 ft from left end
, (NDS 3.5.2)

DETERMINE CAMBER AT 1.5 (DEAD + SELF WEIGHT)

(1.5D, Max) =
0.18
in, at 4.900 ft from left end

1639 psi
Fv'

[Satisfactory]

[Satisfactory]

<
<

L = L / 360
Kcr D + L = L / 180

[Satisfactory]
[Satisfactory]

CHECK THE BEAM CAPACITY WITH AXIAL LOAD

AXIAL LOAD

8.1

kips

THE ALLOWABLE COMPRESSIVE STRESS IS

Fc' = Fc CD CP CF =
804 psi
Where

Fc =

925

CD =

1.60

psi

CF =

0.99 (Lumber only)

2
0.5
CP = (1+F) / 2c - [(1+F) / 2c) - F / c]
Fc* = Fc CD CF =

1461
Le = Ke L = 1.0 L =
b =
5.5
in
SF = slenderness ratio =
2
FcE = 0.822 E'min / SF =

0.551

psi
120

in

<

21.8
1002

psi

580
ksi
F = FcE / Fc* =
0.686
c =
0.8
THE ACTUAL COMPRESSIVE STRESS IS
fc = F / A =
109
psi

<

Fc'

THE ALLOWABLE FLEXURAL STRESS IS

Fb' =
2097 psi, [ for CD =

1.6

50

[Satisfies NDS 2005 Sec. 3.7.1.4]

E'min =

THE ACTUAL FLEXURAL STRESS IS

fb = (M + Fe) / S = 1304 psi

<

[Satisfactory]

Fb'

[Satisfactory]

CHECK COMBINED STRESS [NDS 2005 Sec. 3.9.2]

2

(fc / Fc' ) + fb / [Fb' (1 - fc / FcE)]

0.716

<

[Satisfactory]