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Structural Calculation
Project:
Residential Modification
Location:
4140 Mt. Alifan Place Unit E; San Diego,
CA 92111
Date: May,
2025
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Table of Content:
Contents
Table of Content: ..................................................................................................................... 2
Disclaimer: .................................................................................................................................. 3
Deck Joist Design ....................................................................................................................... 4
STRUCTURAL WOOD MEMBER ANALYSIS & DESIGN (NDS) ........................................... 5
Wooden Post Design .................................................................................................................. 8
WOOD MEMBER DESIGN (NDS 2018) .................................................................................. 8
Design section 1 ................................................................................................................ 8
Design section 2 ................................................................................................................ 9
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Deck Joist Design
Wooden Beam Design
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STRUCTURAL WOOD MEMBER ANALYSIS & DESIGN (NDS)
In accordance with the ANSI/AF&PA NDS-2018 using the ASD method
Tedds calculation version 1.7.10
Applied loading
Beam loads
Qk Live full UDL 105 lb/ft
Gk Dead full UDL 275 lb/ft
Load combinations
Load combination 1 Support A Dead 1.00
Live 1.00
Span 1 Dead 1.00
Live 1.00
Support B Dead 1.00
Live 1.00
Span 2 Dead 1.00
Live 1.00
Support C Dead 1.00
Live 1.00
Analysis results
Maximum moment; Mmax = 1520 lb_ft; Mmin = -2702 lb_ft
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Design moment; M = max(abs(Mmax),abs(Mmin)) = 2702 lb_ft
Maximum shear; Fmax = 1791 lb; Fmin = -1791 lb
Design shear; F = max(abs(Fmax),abs(Fmin)) = 1791 lb
Total load on member; Wtot = 5732 lb
Reaction at support A; RA_max = 1075 lb; RA_min = 1075 lb
Unfactored dead load reaction at support A; RA_Dead = 778 lb
Unfactored live load reaction at support A; RA_Live = 297 lb
Reaction at support B; RB_max = 3582 lb; RB_min = 3582 lb
Unfactored dead load reaction at support B; RB_Dead = 2593 lb
Unfactored live load reaction at support B; RB_Live = 990 lb
Reaction at support C; RC_max = 1075 lb; RC_min = 1075 lb
Unfactored dead load reaction at support C; RC_Dead = 778 lb
Unfactored live load reaction at support C; RC_Live = 297 lb
Sawn lumber section details
Nominal breadth of sections; bnom = 2 in
Dressed breadth of sections; b = 1.5 in
Nominal depth of sections; dnom = 8 in
Dressed depth of sections; d = 7.25 in
Number of sections in member; N=2
Overall breadth of member; bb = N ´ b = 3 in
Species, grade and size classification; Hem-Fir, Select Structural grade, 2'' & wider
Bending parallel to grain; Fb = 1400 lb/in2
Tension parallel to grain; Ft = 925 lb/in2
Compression parallel to grain; Fc = 1500 lb/in2
Compression perpendicular to grain; Fc_perp = 405 lb/in2
Shear parallel to grain; Fv = 150 lb/in2
Modulus of elasticity; E = 1600000 lb/in2
Modulus of elasticity, stability calculations; Emin = 580000 lb/in2
Mean shear modulus; Gdef = E / 16 = 100000 lb/in2
Member details
Service condition; Dry
Length of span 1; Ls1 = 7.542 ft
Length of span 2; Ls2 = 7.542 ft
Length of bearing; Lb = 4 in
Load duration; Ten years
Section properties
Cross sectional area of member; A = N ´ b ´ d = 21.75 in2
Section modulus; Sx = N ´ b ´ d2 / 6 = 26.28 in3
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Sy = d ´ (N ´ b)2 / 6 = 10.88 in3
Second moment of area; Ix = N ´ b ´ d3 / 12 = 95.27 in4
Iy = d ´ (N ´ b)3 / 12 = 16.31 in4
Adjustment factors
Load duration factor - Table 2.3.2; CD = 1.00
Temperature factor - Table 2.3.3; Ct = 1.00
Size factor for bending - Table 4A; CFb = 1.20
Size factor for tension - Table 4A; CFt = 1.20
Size factor for compression - Table 4A; CFc = 1.05
Flat use factor - Table 4A; Cfu = 1.15
Incising factor for modulus of elasticity - Table 4.3.8
CiE = 1.00
Incising factor for bending, shear, tension & compression - Table 4.3.8
Ci = 1.00
Incising factor for perpendicular compression - Table 4.3.8
Cic_perp = 1.00
Repetitive member factor - cl.4.3.9; Cr = 1.00
Bearing area factor - cl.3.10.4; Cb = (Lb + 0.375 in) / Lb = 1.09
Depth-to-breadth ratio; dnom / (N bnom) = 2.00
- Beam is fully restrained
Beam stability factor - cl.3.3.3; CL = 1.00
Bearing perpendicular to grain - cl.3.10.2
Design compression perpendicular to grain; Fc_perp' = Fc_perp ´ Ct ´ Cic_perp ´ Cb = 443 lb/in2
Applied compression stress perpendicular to grain; fc_perp = RB_max / (N ´ b ´ Lb) = 299 lb/in2
fc_perp / Fc_perp' = 0.674
PASS - Design compressive stress exceeds applied compressive stress at bearing
Strength in bending - cl.3.3.1
Design bending stress; Fb' = Fb ´ CD ´ Ct ´ CL ´ CFb ´ Ci ´ Cr = 1680 lb/in2
Actual bending stress; fb = M / Sx = 1234 lb/in2
fb / Fb' = 0.734
PASS - Design bending stress exceeds actual bending stress
Strength in shear parallel to grain - cl.3.4.1
Design shear stress; Fv' = Fv ´ CD ´ Ct ´ Ci = 150 lb/in2
Actual shear stress - eq.3.4-2; fv = 3 ´ F / (2 ´ A) = 124 lb/in2
fv / Fv' = 0.824
PASS - Design shear stress exceeds actual shear stress
Deflection - cl.3.5.1
Modulus of elasticity for deflection; E' = E ´ CME ´ Ct ´ CiE = 1600000 lb/in2
Design deflection; dadm = 0.003 Ls1 = 0.272 in
Total deflection; b_s1 = 0.075 in
db_s1 / adm = 0.278
PASS - Total deflection is less than design deflection
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Wooden Post Design
WOOD MEMBER DESIGN (NDS 2018)
In accordance with the ANSI/AF&PA NDS 2018 using the ASD method
Tedds calculation version 2.2.22
Design summary
Overall design utilisation; 0.625
Overall design status; PASS
Design section s1 results summary Unit Capacity Maximum Utilization Result
Compressive stress lb/in2 614 360 0.587 PASS
Design section s2 results summary Unit Capacity Maximum Utilization Result
Bending stress lb/in2 1370 291 0.212 PASS
Compressive stress lb/in2 712 264 0.371 PASS
Bending and axial force 0.625 PASS
Design section 1
User note: Check column at base
Member details
Service condition; Dry
Elevated temperature; 125 degF to 150 degF
Load duration - Table 2.3.2; Permanent
Sawn lumber section details
Number of sections in member; N=1
Nominal breadth of sections; bnom = 6 in
Breadth of sections; b = 5.5 in
Nominal depth of sections; dnom = 6 in
Depth of sections; d = 5.5 in
Material; Douglas Fir-Larch, Posts and timbers, Select Structural
grade
Span details
Unbraced length - Major axis; Lx = 8.33 ft
Effective bending length - Major axis; Le,x = 1.63 Lx + 3 b = 14.953 ft
Column buckling length - Major axis; Lb,x = Lx = 8.33 ft
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Unbraced length - Minor axis; Ly = 8.33 ft
Effective bending length - Minor axis; Le,y = 1.63 Ly + 3 d = 14.953 ft
Column buckling length - Minor axis; Lb,y = Ly = 8.33 ft
Analysis results
Design axial compression force; P = 10900 lb
Adjustment factors - Table 4.3.1
Load duration factor - Table 2.3.2; CD = 0.9
Temperature factor - Table 2.3.3; Ct = 0.7
[Link] for modulus of elasticity - Table 2.3.3; CtE = 0.9
Reference compression design value; Fc = F c CD Ct = 725 lb/in2
Adjusted modulus of elasticity; Emin' = Emin CtE = 522000 lb/in2
Critical buckling design value; FcE = 0.822 Emin' / (Lb,y / b)2 = 1299 lb/in2
Column stability factor - eq.3.7-1
CP = (1 + (FcE / Fc*)) / 1.6 - Ö(((1 + (FcE / Fc )) / 1.6)2 - (FcE / Fc*) / 0.8) = 0.848
Compression members - General - cl.3.6
Design axial compression force; P = 10900 lb
Design compression parallel to grain - Table 4.3.1; Fc' = Fc ´ CD ´ Ct ´ CP = 614 lb/in2
Actual compression parallel to grain; fc = P / (b ´ d) = 360 lb/in2
fc / Fc' = 0.587
PASS - Design compression stress exceeds actual compression stress
Design section 2
User note: Check beam at mid-height
Member details
Service condition; Dry
Elevated temperature; 125 degF to 150 degF
Load duration - Table 2.3.2; Two months
Sawn lumber section details
Number of sections in member; N=1
Nominal breadth of sections; bnom = 6 in
Breadth of sections; b = 5.5 in
Nominal depth of sections; dnom = 8 in
Depth of sections; d = 7.5 in
Material; Hem-Fir, Posts and timbers, Select Structural grade
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Span details
Unbraced length - Major axis; Lx = 9.2 ft
Effective bending length - Major axis; Le,x = 1.63 Lx + 3 b = 16.371 ft
Column buckling length - Major axis; Lb,x = Lx = 9.2 ft
Unbraced length - Minor axis; Ly = 9.2 ft
Effective bending length - Minor axis; Le,y = 1.63 Ly + 3 d = 16.871 ft
Column buckling length - Minor axis; Lb,y = Ly = 9.2 ft
Analysis results
Design bending moment - Major axis; Mx = 1250 lb_ft
Design bending moment - Minor axis; My = 750 lb_ft
Design axial compression force; P = 10900 lb
Adjustment factors - Table 4.3.1
Load duration factor - Table 2.3.2; CD = 1.15
Depth-to-breadth ratio; dnom / bnom = 1.33
Slenderness ratio - eq.3.3-5; RB = Ö(Le,y ´ d / b2) = 7.085
Reference bending design value; Fb = F b CD = 1380 lb/in2
Adjusted modulus of elasticity; Emin' = Emin = 470000 lb/in2
Critical buckling design value - cl.[Link]; FbE = 1.2 Emin' / RB2 = 11236 lb/in2
Beam stability factor - eq.3.3-6
CL = [1 + (FbE / Fb )] / 1.9 - [([1 + (FbE / Fb*)] / 1.9)2 - (FbE / Fb ) / 0.95] = 0.993
Reference compression design value; Fc* = Fc ´ CD = 1121 lb/in2
Adjusted modulus of elasticity; Emin' = Emin = 470000 lb/in2
Critical buckling design value; FcE = 0.822 ´ Emin' / (Lb,y / b)2 = 959 lb/in2
Column stability factor - eq.3.7-1
CP = (1 + (FcE / Fc )) / 1.6 - (((1 + (FcE / Fc*)) / 1.6)2 - (FcE / Fc ) / 0.8) = 0.635
Compression members - General - cl.3.6
Design axial compression force; P = 10900 lb
Design compression parallel to grain - Table 4.3.1; Fc' = Fc CD CP = 712 lb/in2
Actual compression parallel to grain; fc = P / (b d) = 264 lb/in2
fc / Fc' = 0.371
PASS - Design compression stress exceeds actual compression stress
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Bending members - Flexure - cl.3.3
Design bending moment; Mx = 1250 lb_ft
Design bending stress in x-axis - Table 4.3.1; Fb,x' = Fb CD CL = 1370 lb/in2
Actual bending stress in x-axis - eq.3.3-2; fb,x = Mx / Sx = 291 lb/in2
fb,x / Fb,x' = 0.212
PASS - Design bending stress exceeds actual bending stress in x-axis
Design bending moment; My = 750 lb_ft
Design bending stress in y-axis - Table 4.3.1; Fb,y' = Fb ´ CD = 1380 lb/in2
Actual bending stress in y-axis - eq.3.3-2; fb,y = My / Sy = 238 lb/in2
fb,y / Fb,y' = 0.172
PASS - Design bending stress exceeds actual bending stress in y-axis
Combined bending and axial loading - cl.3.9
Critical buckling design value in x-axis; FcE1 = 0.822 Emin' / (Lb,x / d)2 = 1783 lb/in2
Critical buckling design value in y-axis; FcE2 = 0.822 Emin' / (Lb,y / b)2 = 959 lb/in2
Biaxial bending and compression check - eqs.3.9-3 and 3.9-4
max((fc / Fc')2 + fb,x / (Fb,x' (1 - (fc / FcE1))) + fb,y / (Fb,y' (1 - (fc / FcE2))), (fc / FcE2) + fb,y / (Fb,y' (1 - (fc / FcE2)))) =
0.625; < 1.0
PASS - Combined bending and compressive stresses are within permissible limits
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