Rafter Bearing and Anchorage … So, of course, the rafters need to `bear’ on (be supported by) something. For Linda’s Goat Barn the rafters will rest on `headers’. The design of the barn, remember, is `pole barn’, e.g., rafters supported …
Jeff R. Filler, (c) 2021 The dead weight deflection of a beam, rafter, etc. is the amount the beam deflects, bends, sags, due to the `dead weight’ of the things it is carrying, including itself. Going back to the example …
… now for `deflection’ … So far we’ve been dodging the `deflection’ issue. `Deflection’ of a beam, rafter, girder, header … is how much the beam `bows’, or bends. For a beam or rafter supported at it’s ends, the deflection …
Now let’s check our roof rafter design. Recall that we (I) came up with 2×6 rough sawn (actual dims) stressed to 900 psi, which is probably doable in SP lumber, and likewise doable with 2×6 dimension lumber, but because the …
Designing a roof rafter … (bending stress) … Linda wants a barn-shelter for her goats. Okay – I’ll do it. `Twelve by twenty-four.’ `Let’s go walk the site. It’s got some slope. I’ll make a stepped-barn, each section will be …