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Tel:d Date: 24/08/17
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Beam/lintel section

Calculations for timber beams/lintels are in accordance with BS5268:Pt 2:1996

Number of parallel pieces making up beam/lintel =2

Section size of each timber - 300 wide x 300 deep
Timber type - Sawn Softwood as Table NA.2 of BS EN 336

Span of beam/lintel =2m

Span type - Simple

End bearing - left hand end X = 0 mm

Y = 50 mm
- right hand end X = 0 mm
Y = 50 mm
End notches - left hand end - type (a) Figure 2 a = 200 mm
he = 250 mm
- right hand end - type (a) Figure 2 a = 200 mm
he = 250 mm
Strength class from Table 7 (service classes 1 & 2) - C16

Service class - 2 (Covered and heated or unheated)

Maximum design moment = 25 kNm

Design shear force at left hand support = 35 kN
Design shear force at right hand support = 65 kN

Load Description Type A B C Gk Qk

3 Poin 1.0 0.5 10.0 10.0
UDL 0 2.0 10.0 10.0
Grade stresses

Bending parallel to grain = 5.3 N/mm2

Shear parallel to grain = 0.6 N/mm2
Compression perpendicular to grain = 1.7 N/mm2
(wane permitted at bearing areas)

Modification factors

For service class 2 - moment K =1

2M
- shear K =1
2V
- bearing K =1
2B
- Youngs mod K =1
2E
- Shear mod K =1
2E
For load duration - long K =1
3
For end bearing - left end K =1
4l
- right end K =1
4r
For end notch type (a), with a<=he
- left end K = (h*(he -a )+a *he )/(he 2)
5l l l l l l
= (300*(250-200)+200*250)/((250)2)
= 1.04
For end notch type (a), with a<=he
- right end K = (h*(he -a )+a *he )/(he 2)
5r r r r r r
= (300*(250-200)+200*250)/((250)2)
= 1.04
For depth between 72 and 300mm K = (300/h)0.11
7
= (300/300)0.11
= 1.00
For load sharing system K = 1.1
8
For 2 pieces of softwood K = 1.14
9

The section is checked assuming that all the pieces of the beam/lintel act together as a load sharing system. The pieces must
be connected together in such a manner to ensure this is achieved.

Bending Design

The allowable bending stress is

= *K *K *K *K
bpall bp 2M 3 7 8
= 5.3*1*1*1*1.1
= 5.83 N/mm2

The required section modulus is

 z = M*106/
reqd bpall
= 25*106/5.83
= 4288165 mm3

The section modulus of the beam/lintel chosen is 9000000 mm^3.

Shear Design

Left hand support

The allowable shear stress is

= *K *K *K *K
cpaall cpa 2V 3 5l 8
= 0.6*1*1*1.04*1.1
= 0.69 N/mm2

The required cross sectional area is

A = 3*R *103/(2* )
lreqd l cpaall
=3*35*103/(2*0.69)
= 76087 mm2

The cross sectional area of the beam/lintel chosen is

A = N *b*he
lprov tim l
= 2*300*250
= 150000 mm2

Right hand support

The allowable shear stress is

= *K *K *K *K
cpaall cpa 2V 3 5r 8
= 0.6*1*1*1.04*1.1
= 0.69 N/mm2
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The required cross sect ional ar ea is
A = 3*R *103/(2* )
rreqd r cpaall
=3*65*103/(2*0.69)
= 141304 mm2

The cross sectional area of the beam/lintel chosen is

A = N *b*he
rprov tim r
= 2*300*250
= 150000 mm2

Bearing Design

Left hand support

The allowable bearing stress is

= *K *K *K *K
cpeall cpe 2B 3 4l 8
= 1.7*1*1*1*1.1
= 1.87 N/mm2

The required bearing area is

A = R *103/
blreqd l cpeall
= 35*103/1.87
= 18717 mm2

The bearing area of the beam/lintel chosen is

A = N *b*Y
blprov tim l
= 2*300*50
= 30000 mm2
Right hand support

The allowable bearing stress is

= *K *K *K *K
cpeall cpe 2B 3 4r 8
= 1.7*1*1*1*1.1
= 1.87 N/mm2

The required bearing area is

A = R *103/
brreqd r cpeall
= 65*103/1.87
= 34759 mm2

The bearing area of the beam/lintel chosen is

A = N *b*Y
brprov tim r
= 2*300*50
= 30000 mm2

Deflection check

The deflection calculated includes for shear deflection and is based on the following material properties which incorporate
modification factors K and K as appropriate.
2 9
- Young's modulus -E = 6612 N/mm2
- Shear modulus -G = 413 N/mm2
- Shape factor -F = 1.2 (for rectangular sections)

and section properties of

- Area -A = 1800 cm2
- Mom. of inertia -I = 135000 cm4

The maximum calculated deflection is 1.5 mm.

The allowable deflection in accordance with clause 2.10.7 is 6 mm (0.003*Span).

The section FAILS the following check(s)

- bearing at right end