WBS HELP
WOOD BEAM SIZINGTM NOTES module
After entering values at other modules, the Notes module will check your work and tell you whether the values you entered appear reasonable.
Change any values you wish at other modules and then return here for another report check.
Note especially those items highlighted in red.
NEW PROJECT
Use the sidebar buttons to return to any module.
If you select NEW Project at the bottom of the Notes page, ALL modules will return to default values.
Notes report checks the following values at each module:
1-PLAN module
- Units selected
- Ground snow load
- Roof insulation
- Building exposure
- Building importance
- Roof pitch
- Ceiling joist height
- Exterior wall thickness
- Rafter span adjustment calculation
2-LOAD module
- Header or girder location
- Attic floor
- Roof truss
- Open ceiling
- Center bearing
- Building width
- Total calculated load
- Rafter or joist spacing
3-BEAM module
- Beam span
- Nominal beam size
- Actual beam size
- Width or depth fixed
- Built-up or solid beam
- Fiber stress limit
- Shear limit
- Deflection
- Beam end support
- Beam weight
- Maximum span selection
- Joist or rafter span
- Joist or rafter deflection limit
- Rafter tie adjustment calculation
WEIGHT module
- Snow loads
- Roof live and dead loads
- Attic live and dead loads
- Floor live and dead loads
- Default weights selected
- Tributary beam area
- Snow load options for headers
STRENGTH module
- Dimension lumber or beams
- Base table wood type selected
- Custom wood type values entered
- Calculated adjusted values
- Size, repetitive member and load duration factors
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