Stresses in Timber: Bending Stress

Tuesday,Ê26ÊAprilÊ2022 9:26Êpm

fÊ≤ÊF
ActualÊStressÊ≤ÊAllowableÊStress
FtÊ=ÊAllowableÊTensileÊStress
FcÊ=ÊAllowableÊCompressiveÊStress
FvÊ=ÊAllowableÊBendingÊStress
F'=ÊAdjustedÊAllowableÊStress

ALLOWABLEÊBENDINGÊSTRESS,ÊFb
AdjustmentÊFactors
1. Load-DurationÊFactor,ÊCD (6-27)
2. TemperatureÊFactor,ÊCt (6-28)
3. WetÊServiceÊFactor,ÊCM (6-50)
4. BeamÊStabilityÊFactor,ÊCL (6-41)Ê/ÊSlendernessÊFactor,ÊCS (NSCPÊ2010)
5. SizeÊFactor,ÊCF (6-53)
6. FlatÊuseÊFactor,ÊCFv (6-53)
7. IncisingÊFactor,ÊCi (6-53)
8. RepetitiveÊFactor,ÊCr (6-54)

ForÊBeams:Ê

*SizeÊFactorÊAdjustment,ÊCFÊ(2015)

*BeamÊStabilityÊFactor,ÊCLÊ(2015)

*SlendernessÊFactor,ÊCsÊ(NSCPÊ2010)
A. ForÊshortÊunbracedÊbeam

B. ForÊintermediateÊunbracedÊbeam

C. ForÊlongÊunbracedÊbeam

SampleÊProblem:Ê
AÊsingleÊspanÊbeamÊhavingÊanÊunsupportedÊlengthÊofÊ8ÊmÊhasÊaÊcrossÊsectionÊofÊ200ÊmmÊxÊ
350Êmm.ÊItÊcarriesÊaÊuniformlyÊdistributedÊloadÊ"w"ÊkN/mÊthroughÊoutÊitsÊspan.
FbÊ=Ê9.60ÊMPa
EÊ=13,800ÊMpa
Determine:
1. Fb'ÊwithÊsizeÊfactorÊadjustment
2. Fb'ÊwithÊslendernessÊfactor/beamÊstabilityÊfactorÊadjustment
3. Fb'ÊwithÊsizeÊfactorÊ&ÊbeamÊstabilityÊfactorÊadjustment
4. SafeÊuniformÊload

Solution:Ê