Most interior beams need to include the roof load.
Wood beam span calculator metric.
Lumber species southern pine douglas fir douglas fir larch hemlock fir spruce pine fir redwood western cedar ponderosa pine red pine.
Length of beam is the total including all spans of the beam in mm or ft.
Also available for the android os.
Combined axial and bending load calculator.
Also remember you can add results from beams together using the method of superposition.
Young s modulus is set to a default value of 200 000 mpa or 29000 ksi for structural steel but can be edited by the user.
The beam calculator is a great tool to quickly validate forces in beams.
Uniformly loaded beam overhanging post calculator.
Use the span tables below to determine allowable lengths of joists and rafters based on size and standard design loads.
Tr15 acoustic calculator based upon the data and methodologies compiled in american wood council s technical report no.
It has been my experience to never use a beam smaller than a two ply 2 x 8.
Area of the cross section is specific to the beam section selected and is defaulted to the values.
Two point loads at one third points on a simple beam.
Beam span calculator for help simply click on the beside the section you need help with watch this tutorial video.
You can also use the wood beam calculator from the american wood council website to determine maximum rafter and joist lengths.
Rafter and ceiling joist forces.
Another simple column calculator.
Wood to wood wood to concrete and wood to steel connections are possible.
Steel i beam.
15 tr15 this calculator simplifies the calculation of sound transmission through wood frame floor and ceilings.
Although all possible efforts have been made to ensure that the information from this tool is accurate the cwc cannot guarantee the completeness accuracy or exactness of the information.
If there is are any questions about anything else then you should contact your supplier or an engineer.
Simple beam point load at any location.
The properties of the beam and section are specified by typing directly into the input fields.
This calculator matches up with 90 of the applications in the 2012 international residential code book.
Span calculator for wood joists and rafters also available for the android os.
Simple beam point load at midspan.
