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Wood Beam Design Base on NDS 2005

INPUT DATA
DL = 40 lbs / ft MEMBER SIZE = 6x8 No. 1, Southern Pine
LL = 40 lbs / ft
SELF = #N/A lbs / ft MEMBER SPAN = 15 ft #N/A
TL = #N/A lbs / ft
PLL = 2000 lbs (Non concurrent point live load, see IBC Tab 1607.1 or UBC Tab16-A) Code Designation
Does member support plaster ? (See IBC Tab 1604.3 or UBC Tab 16-D) 1 Select Structural, Douglas Fir-Larch
(1= yes, 0= no) 1 Yes 2 No. 1, Douglas Fir-Larch
Does member have continuous lateral support ? 3 No. 2, Douglas Fir-Larch
(1= yes, 0= no) 1 Yes 4 Select Structural, Southern Pine
Code Duration Factor, CD Condition 5 No. 1, Southern Pine
1 0.90 Dead Load 6 No. 2, Southern Pine
2 1.00 Occupancy Live Load Choice => 5
3 1.15 Snow Load CD CM Ct Ci CL
4 1.25 Construction Load 1.25 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00
5 1.60 Wind/Earthquake Load CF CV Cc Cr
6 2.00 Impact Load 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00
Choice => 4 Construction Load
DESIGN SUMMARY
1. Check Bending: M / S < Fb

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L = 15.0 ft
w = #N/A lbs/ft #N/A #N/A #N/A psi #N/A
PLL = #N/A lbs #N/A
R = #N/A lbs 2. Check Shear: 1.5 V / A < Fv
#N/A #N/A #N/A psi #N/A
L 
V    d  w  P ll = #N/A lbs
2 
L
w L 2 P ll L 3. Check Live Load Deflection:  ll 
M   = #N/A ft-lbs 3 6 0
8 4 #N/A #N/A 0.50 in #N/A

5wll L 4 P ll L3 = #N/A in
 ll  

L
384 EI 48EI 4. Check Long-term Deflection:  ( 0 .5 d l  l l )
240
5w(0.5dl ll ) L 4 P ll L 3
 (0.5dl ll )   = #N/A in #N/A #N/A 0.75 in #N/A
384 EI 48EI

ANALYSIS
6 x 8 Properties Maximum length permitted by:
b = #N/A in E'min = N/A
d = #N/A in lE = N/A 8wtlS F b
A = #N/A in2 Bending : L = #N/A ft (case 1)
wtl
S = #N/A in 3 RB = N/A
P ll  8wdl S F b  Pll
2
I = #N/A in4 FbE = N/A L
E = Ex = Fb* = wdl
#N/A ksi N/A = #N/A ft (case 2)
Fb = #N/A psi F = FbE / Fb* = N/A
Fv = #N/A psi, (CH included to comply with NDS 97) 2 A
E' = #N/A ksi Shear : L  F V  2d = #N/A ft (case 1)
1.5wtl
Fb ' = #N/A psi
F v' = #N/A psi 2 A
L  F V  2d  2 Pll = #N/A ft (case 2)
1.5wdl wdl

CASE 1: DL+LL #N/A Governs #N/A CASE 2: DL+PLL

CHECK THE BEAM CAPACITY WITH AXIAL LOAD

AXIAL LOAD P = 4.5 kips

THE ALLOWABLE COMPRESSIVE STRESS IS

Fc' = Fc CD CP CF = #N/A psi
Where Fc = #N/A psi
CD = 1.60
CF = 1.00 (Lumber only)
CP = (1+F) / 2c - [(1+F) / 2c)2 - F / c]0.5 = #N/A
Fc* = Fc CD CF = #N/A psi
Le = Ke L = 1.0 L = 180 in
d = #N/A in
SF = slenderness ratio = #N/A #N/A 50 #N/A
FcE = 0.822 E'min / SF2 = #N/A psi
E'min =
#N/A ksi
F = FcE / Fc* = #N/A
c = 0.8
THE ACTUAL COMPRESSIVE STRESS IS
fc = P / A = #N/A psi #N/A Fc' #N/A

THE ALLOWABLE FLEXURAL STRESS IS

Fb' = #N/A psi, [ for CD = 1.6 ]

THE ACTUAL FLEXURAL STRESS IS

fb = (M + Pe) / S = #N/A psi #N/A Fb' #N/A

CHECK COMBINED STRESS [NDS 2005 Sec. 3.9.2]

(fc / Fc' )2 + fb / [Fb' (1 - fc / FcE)] = #N/A #N/A 4 / 3 #N/A

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Note: This is straight beam. The top of the beam is continuously braced by the plywood sheathing and nonslenderness factor,
CL , adjustment is necessary for gravity load. For axial load , the only strong axis factor, CP , should be consided.