Concentrated load check …
Okay, now let’s do a (free, online) check of the concentrated load situation. Note that I am looking at the concentrated load separately from the uniform 20 psf live load … yeah!, the two loads are not taken to act …
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rafter check using the AWC Span Calculator
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 …
successfully obtaining a code evaluation report
What makes for successfully obtaining a code evaluation report? (c) Jeff R. Filler, 2021 The use of building products in construction that are not described in the building code, or not described completely in the building code, generally requires the …
roof rafter calcs … BENDING STRESS
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 …
a truss for Miles
Miles asked me to design a truss for his shop. I grabbed my clipboard. Wood? Yes. Rough sawn? Yes. Rise/Run? 4/12. Width? 21 feet. (Hmmm … I am sketching as we go along.) Oh, 20. You mean 20 to center? …
wood engineering startup
… on this site I will post things of interest (at least to me) related to wood engineering and construction. And other things. Pictured: Fitsum Peak (Main Block), Central Idaho, (c) Jeff R. Filler