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TIMBER COLUMN DESIGN TO BS5268-2:2002

TEDDS calculation version 1.0.01

Column loading Vertical applied load; Duration of vertical applied load; Applied moments Applied moment in the x-axis; M x = 3.000 kNm
40.000 kN 3.000 kNm 40.000 kN

F = 40.000 kN; (Compression) Long term

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3.000 kNm 40.000 kN

Timber section details Timber breadth; Timber depth; Number of timbers forming column; Timber strength class; Section properties Cross sectional area; Section modulus; Moment of inertia; Radius of gyration; A = N b h = 25000 mm 2 Z x = N b h 2 / 6 = 1041667 mm 3 Z y = N h b 2 / 6 = 416667 mm 3 Ix = N b h 3 / 12 = 130208333 mm 4 Iy = N h b 3 / 12 = 20833333 mm 4 r x = (I x / A) = 72.2 mm r y = (I y / A) = 28.9 mm Column details Service class of timber; Unbraced height of column in the x-axis; Effective length of column in the x-axis; 1 L x = 2500 mm L ex = L x 0.85 = 2125 mm b = 100 mm h = 250 mm N=1 C24

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R Unbraced height of column in the y-axis; Effective length of column in the y-axis; Slenderness ratio; Permissible column slenderness; Modification factors Service class for bending parallel to grain; Service class for tension parallel to grain; Service class for compression parallel to grain ; Duration of loading; Depth of section; Load sharing; Multiple member factor; Compression member factor; Check bending stress Bending parallel to grain; Permissible bending stress; Applied bending stress in x-axis;

12/1/2013 L y = 2500 mm L ey = L y 0.85 = 2125 mm = max(L ex / r x , L ey / r y) = 73.61 max = 180 PASS - Slenderness ratio is less than permissible column slenderness K 2m = 1.00 K 2t = 1.00 K 2c = 1.00 K 3 = 1.00 K 7 = (300 mm / h) 0.11 = 1.02 K 8 = 1.00 K 9 = 1.00 K 12 = 0.57 ; (From table 22 where E / c|| = 911 and = 74) m = 7.500 N/mm 2 m_adm = m K 2m K 3 K 7 K 8 = 7.652 N/mm 2 m_x_max = M x / Z x = 2.880 N/mm 2 PASS - Applied bending stress in x-axis is within permissible limits

Check compressive stress Compression parallel to grain; Permissible compressive stress; Applied compressive stress; c = 7.900 N/mm 2 c_adm = c K 2c K 3 K 8 K 12 = 4.495 N/mm 2 c_max = F / A = 1.600 N/mm 2 PASS - Applied compressive stress is within permissible limits Check combined axial compression and bending Euler critical stress; Euler coefficient; e = ( 2 E min ) / 2 = 13.114 N/mm 2 K eu = 1 (1.5 c_max K 12 / e ) = 0.896 K = 0.776 ; < 1 PASS - Combined compressive and bending stresses are within permissible limits

Combined axial compression and bending check; K = ( m_x_max / ( m_adm K eu )) + ( c_max / c_adm )