Flat Roof Timber Span Tables

Notches are not to exceed 0 125 of the depth of the joist and are to be located between 0 07 and 0 25 of the span from the support.

Flat roof timber span tables.

Joist and rafter span tables. View size selection tables. You can also use the wood beam calculator from the american wood council website to determine maximum rafter and joist lengths. View allowable load tables.

Stress grades and timber sizes combine to determine the spanning ability of load carrying members. Surveyors and structural engineers utilise data from tables below to help calculate the correct size strength and centres of roof timbers for the required spans and loadings. They also tell you what the maximum spacing should be between each section or timber member size of joists mm clear span c16 joist m clear span c24 joist m 47 x 95 47 x 120 47 x 145 47 x 170 47 x 195 47 x 220 1 77 2 40. These span tables apply only to flat roof and roof with a slope of up to 10 degrees.

Attached flat roof 1ao page14. Span tables allow users to choose an appropriate size and stress grade to achieve spanning needs. For simple construction such as domestic construction this can be determined from span table supplements in as1684 2 and as1684 3. Span tables use the span tables below to determine allowable lengths of joists and rafters based on size and standard design loads.

Span tables span tables can be used to determine the size of a timber member of a particular strength class required for a given span. R cb150 16 beam span table used w 3600 width of frame rafter span χ 6410 fascia beam span the cb150 16 beam achieves the 6000mm span for the fascia beam and can be used for the rafters. Timber to be covered these span tables do not apply to timber which is fully exposed to the elements. Simplified span tables for southern pine lumber and glued laminated timber glulam headers beams and girders.

For pitched roofs flat roofs and ceiling joists. Should refer to trada document span tables for solid timber members in floors ceilings and roofs excluding trussed rafter roofs for dwellings or ask your lbc surveyor for advice. Listed are 46 tables based on common loading conditions for floor joists ceiling joists and rafters.