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Timber Design Review
Timber Design Review
Timber Design Review
TIMBER
allowable shearing stress of 0.85 MPa.
a) 50 x 200 mm c) 50 x 300 mm
b) 50 x 250 mm d) 50 x 350 mm
3) Which of the following gives the smallest dimension of 3) Determine the value of "h" for a maximum flexural stress
the beam that will not exceed the allowable deflection? of 7.5 MPa.
a) 100 x 200 mm c) 250 x 500 mm a) 100 mm c) 300 mm
b) 200 x 400 mm d) 300 x 600 mm b) 200 mm d) 400 mm
5. Problem
2. Problem
The timber beam has a rectangular cross section having a
A floor is supported by 75 mm x 200 mm wooden joists width of 150 mm and a height of "h". Allowable bending
spaced at 400 mm on centers with an effective span of 3 m. stress is 10.5 MPa. and the allowable shearing stress is 0.35
The total floor load transmitted to the joists is 5 kPa. Weight MPa. Modulus of elasticity of wood is 13800 MPa.
of wood of 6.3 kN/m3. Ew = 12 x 103 MPa.
Allowable stress:
Bending = 15.8 MPa
Shear = 0.90 MPa
a) 14.32 kN c) 11.67 kN 2) Which of the following gives the spacing of the joists if
b) 15.32 kN d) 12.67 kN shear controls?
a) 0.54 m c) 0.74 m
3) Compute the safe concentrated load that the beam b) 0.64 m d) 0.84 m
could carry at a distance of 1.5 m. from the fixed support
if it is arranged as shown. 3) Which of the following gives the spacing of the joists if
deflection controls?
a) 0.56 m c) 0.76 m
b) 0.66 m d) 0.86 m
9. Problem
Allowable stress:
a) 18.667 kN c) 19.667 kN Bending = 10.21 MPa
b) 15.333 kN d) 16.333 kN Shear = 0.85 MPa
Allowable shearing stress, Fv = 1.75 MPa A wooden rectangular beam 200 mm x 350 mm has a simple
span of 6 m. Neglecting the weight of the beam.
1) Which of the following gives the max. flexural stress of
the beam?
a) 16.50 MPa c) 12.80 MPa
b) 17.50 MPa d) 13.80 MPa
12. Problem
16. CE Board
Nov. 2000
A timber beam has a circular cross section having a
diameter of 250 mm. lt has a simple span of 4 m. NSCP
specs. states that in a circular beam the strength is equal to
the strength of square section having the same area.
17. Problem