Roof Loading Tributary Area

20 ft

• Live Load = 20 psf

• Dead Load:
– Standard Roof: 10 psf
– Drain Material: 3 psf 12 ft
– Saturated Media: 91 (lb/ft³) * (4 (in) / 12) = 30.4 psf
– Plants: 2 psf
– Total: 45.4 psf

Tributary Area Sizing Rafters

20 ft
LL = 20 psf DL = 50 psf

Size Spacing S.S. No. 1 No. 2

12 13-5 10-9 9-5

12 ft
16 11-7 9-4 8-1
2x6
19.2 10-7 8-6 7-5

24 9-6 7-7 6-8

Sizing Rafters
LL = 20 psf DL = 50 psf

Girder Sizing
Size Spacing S.S. No. 1 No. 2

12 16-9 13-7 12-1

16 14-6 11-9 10-6

2x8
19.2 13-3 10-9 9-7

24 11-10 9-7 8-7

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 Tributary Area Girder Sizing
20 ft

• Tributary Area = 6 ft²/ft

6 ft
• Load = 6 ft²/ft * (20 psf + 45.4 psf) = 393 lb/ft
12 ft

• Span = 10 ft

Girder Sizing Girder Sizing

Allowable
Size # Needed
Load

2x6 50 lb/ft 393 lb/ft / 50 lb/ft = 7.86 = 8

2x8 95 lb/ft 393 / 95 = 4.14 = 5

2x10 150 lb/ft 393 / 150 = 2.62 = 3

2x12 210 lb/ft 393 / 210 = 1.87 = 2

Tributary Area
20 ft

What if we want a
smaller beam?
12 ft

6.7 ft

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 Girder Sizing Girder Sizing

• Tributary Area = 6 ft²/ft

• Load = 6 ft²/ft * (20 psf + 45.4 psf) = 393 lb/ft

• Span = 6.7 ft

Girder Sizing
Allowable
Size # Needed
Load

2x6 120 lb/ft 393 lb/ft / 120 lb/ft = 3.28 = 4 Column Sizing
2x8 200 lb/ft 393 / 200 = 1.97 = 2

2x10 320 lb/ft 393 / 320 = 1.23 = 2

2x12 475 lb/ft 393 / 475 = 0.83 = 1

Tributary Area
20 ft
Column Loading
• Tributary Area = 6 ft x 10 ft = 60 ft²
6 ft
• Load = 60 ft² x (20 psf + 45.4 psf) = 3924 lbs
12 ft

• Effective Length = 10 ft

10 ft

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 Column Loading Tributary Area
20 ft

Effective
4x4 4x6 4x8 4x10
Length 6 ft

12 ft
10 ft. 4720 7390 9720 12370

6.7 ft

Column Loading Column Loading

• Tributary Area = 6 ft x 6.7 ft = 40.2 ft² Effective
4x4 4x6 4x8 4x10
Length
• Load = 40.2 ft² x (20 psf + 45.4 psf) = 2629 lbs

10 ft. 4720 7390 9720 12370

• Effective Length = 10 ft

Footer Sizing
• Column Load = 3924 lb

• Footer Area = 3924 lb / 2000 lb/ft² = 1.96 ft²

• Footer Dimensions = 1.4 ft x 1.4 ft

• Footer Depth = 1.4 ft / 2 = 0.7 ft