Example - Combined Loading Prof.
Chadwell
(Bearing Wall) CE455 - Timber Design
Find the axail capacity (plf) of a sheathed 2x4 stud wall subjected to out of plane wind loading. Assume axial loads come from the D + L cas
Wind comes from Exposure B in SLO area Use DF-L #2 for studs
2x4 @ 16” o/c
½” CDX 8 ft
Loads
Wind loads will come from C&C provisions of IBC.
Pnet = λ Kzt Iw Pnet30
The effevtive area being loaded is (8ft)(16"/12") ~ 10 ft2. Walls sections of walls near the edge of a building are
called Zone5.
Pnet30 for Zone 5, with 10 ft2 of effective area, and a wind speed of 85mph = 13psf to -17.4psf
With Exposure B and a height of the house ~ 30ft = 1.0
Pnet = λ Kzt Iw Pnet30 = ( 1.0) ( 1.0) ( 1.0) 17.4psf
Changing it to a line load
W 16in 17.4psf ---> W 23.2 plf
Example - Combined Loading Prof. Chadwell
(Bearing Wall) CE455 - Timber Design
Beam Column Check
Material and Geometry (DF-L #2)
Fb 900 psi Fc 1350 psi
Fv 180 psi Emin 580000 psi
b 1.5in d 3.5in
3 2
S 3.06 in A 5.25 in
Check Bending
Demands
2
W ( 8ft)
Mmax ---> Mmax 2.23 kin
8
Mmax
fb ---> fb 728 psi
S
Capacity
CD 1.6
CF 1.5
Fb_str Fb CD CF ---> Fb_str 2160 psi (Crushing Stress)
lu 8ft
lu
27.429
d
le 1.63 lu 3 d ---> le 167 in
le d
RB ---> RB 16 Less than 50 ok...
2
b
1.2 Emin
FbE ---> FbE 2680 psi (Critical Stress)
2
RB
2
FbE F FbE
1 1 bE
Fb_str Fb_str Fb_str
CL ---> CL 0.888
1.9 1.9 0.95
F'b Fb_str CL ---> F'b 1918 psi
Example - Combined Loading Prof. Chadwell
(Bearing Wall) CE455 - Timber Design
Design Check
fb 728 psi < F'b 1918 psi OK
Check Shear
Demands
W ( 8ft)
Vmax ---> Vmax 92.8 lbf
2
3 Vmax
fv ---> fv 27 psi
2 A
Capacity
CD 1.6
F'v Fv CD ---> F'v 288 psi
Design Check
fv 27 psi < F'v 288 psi OK
Check Axial
Demands
P 1207plf 16in 1609 lbf
P
fc ---> fc 307 psi
A
Capacity
CD 1.0 (Consider the Dead + Live Case)
CF 1.15
Fc_str Fc CD CF ---> Fc_str 1552 psi (Crushing Stress)
lu 8ft
le 8ft (Assume Pin Ended Connections)
0.822 Emin
FcE ---> FcE 634 psi (Critical Stress)
2
le
d
2
FcE F FcE
1 1 cE
Fc_str Fc_str Fc_str
CP ---> CP 0.366
2 ( 0.8) 2 ( 0.8) 0.8
Example - Combined Loading Prof. Chadwell
(Bearing Wall) CE455 - Timber Design
F'c Fc_str CP ---> F'c 568 psi
Design Check
fc 307 psi < F'c 568 psi OK
Check Combined
Demands
P
fc ---> fc 307 psi
A
Capacity
CD 1.6 (Consider the Dead + Live + Wind Case)
CF 1.15
Fc_str Fc CD CF ---> Fc_str 2484 psi (Crushing Stress)
lu 8ft
le 8ft (Assume Pin Ended Connections)
0.822 Emin
FcE ---> FcE 634 psi (Critical Stress)
2
le
d
2
FcE F FcE
1 1 cE
Fc_str Fc_str Fc_str
CP ---> CP 0.24
2 ( 0.8) 2 ( 0.8) 0.8
F'c Fc_str CP ---> F'c 596 psi
Design Check
2
fc 1 fb
0.999 < 1.0 ... OK
F'c 1 fc F'b
FcE