Jamming Jack Studs
The nice thing about a stiff beam is that it won’t sag much. The not-so-nice thing is that it won’t `give’. In new construction, wood framing more or less starts from the ground up; wood members are placed on top …
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Deflections of Wood Beams
When we examine deflections of wood members (beams, joists, rafters, girders, etc.) we generally look at two kinds, actually three … the deflection due to the `live load’, e.g., people walking on a floor, wind on a wall, and so …