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beam design
example 1 Solid timber
Consider a simply supported floor beam spanning 3.0m with uniformly distributed loads Beam supporting floor joists @ 450crs Dead load Live load G= Q= 0.84 3.15 kN/m kN/m

Load combinations from AS1170.0 Strength limit state: 1.35G 1.2G+1.5Q G+ sQ = G+ lQ = 1.1 5.7 3.05 2.10 kN/m kN/m kN/m kN/m short term deflection long term deflection where s= l = 0.7 0.4

Serviceability limit state:

Try double component 240x45 MSG8 machine stress graded timber d= 240 b= 45

Check bending strength (NZS3603 3.2.4) Design strength: Mn = = k1 = k4 = k5 = Lay = S= k8 = fb = Z = bd2/6 = Mn long = Mn med = M*1.35G = M*1.2G+1.5Q = k1 k4 k5 k8 fb Z 0.8 0.6 1.14 1.0 450 1.0 14.0 864000 6.62 8.83 1.3 6.4 mm distance between restraints 9.77 (or use Fig 3.1) from Table 2.8 MPa mm3 kNm for long term loading (permanent) kNm for medium term loading kNm kNm < < Mn long = Mn med = 6.62 8.83 OK OK for MSG8, from NZS3603 Amendment 4, Table 2.3 1.35 (Lay / b ((d/b)^2 - 1)^0.5 )^0.5 = for a permanent load or 0.8 parallel support factor, 2 components for medium term load for sawn timber

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Check shear strength (NZS3603 3.2.3)

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Design strength: Vn = k1, k4, k5 fs =

2

k1 k4 k5 fs As factors from above 3.8 29.9 39.9 1.7 8.6 MPa mm

2

for MSG8 radiata, from NZS3603 Amendment 4, Table 2.3

As = /3bd = 14400 Vn long = Vn med = V*1.35G = V*1.2G+1.5Q =

kN for long term loading (permanent) kN for medium term loading kN kN < < Vn long = Vn med = 29.9 39.9 OK OK

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Check bearing strength (NZS3603 3.2.9) assume bearing on 75mm wide top plate Design strength: Nnbp = k1 k3 = fp = Ap = k1 k3 fp Ap from above 1.15 8.9 6750 MPa mm2 kN kN kN kN < < Nnbp long = 33.2 Nnbp med = 44.2 OK OK for MSG8, from NZS3603 Amendment 4, Table 2.3 bearing area

Nnbp long = 33.2 Nnbp med = 44.2 N*1.35G = N*1.2G+1.5Q = 1.7 8.6

Check serviceability design limit state E= Elb = G = Q = k2 = G+ sQ = k2(G+lQ) = 8.0 5.4 1.1 4.0 2.0 3.9 5.3 mm mm GPa GPa mm mm for MSG8, from NZS3603 Amendment 4, Table 2.3 lower bound modulus of elasticity, NZS3603 A4 Table2.3 instanteous dead load deflection, using E = 8.0 instanteous live load deflection, using E = 8.0 creep factor for solid timber

these is the most likely deflections, however it is possible that these timber members may have a lower stiffness than the average, from NZS3603 A4 2.4.2.3 b) for 2 components, use: E=(E+Elb)/2 6.7 so G+ sQ = k2(G+lQ) = 4.6 6.4 GPa mm mm Span/400= Span/250= 7.5 12 mm mm OK OK

refer to AS/NZS 1170.0 Table C1 for suggested serviceability limits

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example 2 Glued laminated timber

Design a Glulam floor beam, simply supported, spanning 6.0m with uniformly distributed loads Beam supporting floor joists @ 450crs Dead load Live load G= Q= 1 2.9 kN/m kN/m

Load combinations from AS1170.0 Strength limit state: 1.35G 1.2G+1.5Q G+ sQ = G+ lQ = 1.4 5.6 3.03 2.16 kN/m kN/m kN/m kN/m short term deflection long term deflection where s= l = 0.7 0.4

Serviceability limit state:

Using GL grades from AS/NZS 1328.2 Try 360x90 GL10 Glulam beam, using 45mm laminations d= 360 b= 90

Check bending strength (NZS3603 3.2.4) Design strength: Mn = = k1 = k4 = k5 = Lay = S= k8 = fb = Z = bd2/6 = Mn long = Mn med = M*1.35G = M*1.2G+1.5Q = k1 k4 k5 k6 k8 k24 fb Z 0.8 0.6 1.0 1.0 450 1.0 22.0 1944000 20.5 27.4 6.1 25.0 for a permanent load or 0.8 taken as 1.0 for GL grades taken as 1.0 for GL grades mm distance between restraints 5.94 (or use Fig 3.1) from NZS3603 Table 2.8 MPa mm3 kNm for long term loading (permanent) kNm for medium term loading kNm kNm < < Mn long = Mn med = 20.5 27.4 OK OK for GL10 from AS/NZS 1328.2 Table 1.2 for medium term load for Glulam

1.35 (Lay / b ((d/b)^2 - 1)^0.5 )^0.5 =

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Check shear strength (NZS3603 3.2.3) Design strength: Vn = k1 k4 k5 fs = As = bd = Vn long = Vn med = V*1.35G = V*1.2G+1.5Q = k1 k4 k5 fs As factors from above 3.7 43200 76.7 102.3 4.1 16.7 MPa mm
2

for GL10 from AS/NZS 1328.2 Table 1.2

kN for long term loading (permanent) kN for medium term loading kN kN < < Vn long = Vn med = 76.7 102.3 OK OK

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Check bearing strength (NZS3603 3.2.9) assume bearing on 100mm wide top plate Design strength: Nnbp = k1 k3 = fp = Ap = k1 k3 fp Ap from above 1.06 8.9 13500 MPa mm2 kN kN kN kN < < Nnbp long = 61.1 Nnbp med = 81.5 OK OK using MSG8 value, from NZS3603 Amendment 4, Table 2.3 bearing area

Nnbp long = 61.1 Nnbp med = 81.5 N*1.35G = N*1.2G+1.5Q = 4.1 16.7

Check serviceability design limit state E= G = Q = k2 = G+ sQ = k2(G+lQ) = 10.0 4.8 14.0 1.5 14.6 15.6 mm mm GPa mm mm for GL10 from AS/NZS 1328.2 Table 1.2 instanteous dead load deflection instanteous live load deflection creep factor for Glulam NZS3603 8.7.4 Span/400= Span/250= 15 24 mm mm OK OK The lower bound modulus of elasticity, NZS3603 A4 doesnt need to be considered for Glulam

refer to AS/NZS 1170.0 Table C1 for suggested serviceability limits need to make a judgement call on the expected actual long term live load, the standard says 40% of live load (l = 0.4), but probably 25% of the live load would be more accurate for a domestic situation (l = 0.25) using l = k2(G+lQ) = Camber = 0.25 12.5 12.0 mm mm use 360 x 90 GL10 Glulam, camber 12mm

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