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GL__Wood__Beam__Calculations
Ref:__NDS__2015
Units Definition
List Matrices

1.__INPUT REF:__POWER__BEAM__BROCHURE
http://www.anthonyforest.com/pdfs/PowerBeamBrochure.pdf

SECTION__PROPERTIES: SL Beam

Lbeam 16 ft 6 in Total Length of Beam

Base := 3.5

Height := 18

b PropertyGL.Base 3.5 in Base of Cross-Section

2

h 17.25 in Height of Cross-Section

Fb PropertyGL.Base 3000 psi

3

Fbx Fb 3000 psi Allowable Bending Stress Major Axis [NDS Supplement]

Fv 175 psi Allowable Shear Stress [Table 4B, Page 38, NDS Supplement]

Emin 1090000 psi Modulus of Elasticity Minimum [NDS Supplement]

E 2100000 psi Modulus of Elasticity [NDS Supplement]

ρwood 40 pcf Density of Wood [NDS Supplement]

2.__LOADS__DEFINE

PsfDLroof 10 psf PsfLLroof 20 psf Standard Code IBC

PsfDLclg 10 psf PsfLLclg 0 psf

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18 ft 6 in
TributaryWidthclg 9.25 ft Distributed Width of Ceiling
2

8 ft 3 in
TributaryWidthroof 1 ft 0 in 5.125 ft Distributed Width of Roof
2

PlfDL PsfDLclg TributaryWidthclg 143.75 plf Dead Load (lb/ft)

PsfDLroof TributaryWidthroof

PlfLL PsfLLclg TributaryWidthclg 102.5 plf Live Load (lb/ft)

PsfLLroof TributaryWidthroof

WeightofBeam b h ρwood 16.7708 plf Weight of Beam (lb/ft)

PlfDLtotal PlfDL WeightofBeam 160.5208 plf Total Dead Load (lb/ft)

w PlfDLtotal PlfLL 263.0208 plf Total Design Load (lb/ft)

2
w Lbeam
Mapplied 8.9509 kip ft Moment [Table 3-23, AISC Manual (13th Ed.)]
8

Lbeam
Vapplied w 2.1699 kip Shear [Table 3-23, AISC Manual (13th Ed.)]
2

3
b h 4
Ix 1497.1113 in Moment of Inertia about Major Axis
12

3
h b 4
Iy 61.6328 in Moment of Inertia about Minor Axis
12

2
b h 3
Sx 173.5781 in Section Modulus about Major Axis
6

2
h b 3
Sy 35.2188 in Section Modulus about Minor Axis
6

Mapplied
fbx 618.8057 psi Maximum Bending Stress about Major Axis
Sx

Vapplied
3
fv 53.9111 psi Maximum Shear Stress about Major Axis
2 b h

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3.__Check__Design
CD 0.9 Load Duration factor = 0.9 for permanent Dead Load
(Refer to Table 2.3.2, NDS 2015 for different Load Types)

CM 1 Wet Service Factor

Ct 1 Temperature Factor

CF 1 Size Factor for Sawn Lumber

Cfu 1 Flat Use Factor

Ci 1 Incising Factor for Dimension Lumber

Cr 1 Repetitive Member Factor for Dimension Lumber, Prefabricated

Wood J-Joints, and Structural Composite Lumber

CT 1 Buckling Stiffness Factor for Dimension Lumber

Lu 16 in Unbraced Length

Lu
0.9275
h

Lu
7 1 Effective Length for Bending Members
h
Uniform Distributed Load for Single Span Beam)
then Le 2.06 Lu 32.96 in Refer to Table 3.3.3, NDS 2015 for other Conditions

Le h
RB 6.8127 Slenderness Ratio for Bending
2
b

F* Fbx CM CD Ct CF Ci Cr Reference Bending Design Value multiplied by all

applicable adjustment factors except CL
[Page 17, NDS 2015]
F* 2700 psi

6
E'min Emin CM Ct Ci CT 1.09 10 psi Minimum Modulus of Elasticity [Table 4.3.1]
Equations for Adjustment Facotrs

6 Modulus of Elasticity [Table 4.3.1]

E' E CM Ct Ci CT 2.1 10 psi Equations for Adjustment Factors

1.2 E'min
FbE 28181.7222 psi Critical Buckling Design Value for Bending Member
2 [NDS 2015, Page 17]
RB

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2
FbE FbE FbE
1 1
F* F* F*
CL 0.9948 If Height <= Base, CL=1 [NDS 2015, Page 17]
1.9 1.9 0.95

A.__Bending__in__Major__Axis

fbx 618.8057 psi Applied Bending Stress to Beam

F'bx Fbx CM CD Ct CF Cfu Ci Cr CL 2685.853 psi Allowable Bending Stress about Major Axis

Majorbend if F'bx fbx

Majorbend "OK"
"NOT OK"
else
"OK"
B.__Shear

fv 53.9111 psi Applied Shear Stress to Beam

F'v Fv CD CM Ct Ci 157.5 psi Allowable Shear Stress about Major Axis

Shear if F'bx fbx

Shear "OK" "NOT OK"
else
"OK"

C.__Deflection

For__Total__Load__with__SF

4
w Lbeam
5
ΔTotal 0.1395 in Table 3-23, AISC Manual (13th Ed.)
384 E' Ix

Lbeam
Δa.Total 0.825 in
240
DeflectionTotal if ΔTotal Δa.Total
DeflectionTotal "OK" "OK"
else
"NOT OK"

For__Live__Load

4
PlfLL Lbeam
5
ΔLive 0.0544 in Table 3-23, AISC Manual (13th Ed.)
384 E' Ix

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Lbeam
Δa.Live 0.55 in DeflectionLive if ΔLive Δa.Live
360
"OK"
else
DeflectionLive "OK" "NOT OK"

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