DESIGN OF CEILING JOISTS

Design Parameters:
Length of Joist = 1.30 m
Joists spacing = 0.65 m
Ceiling Load: (from Table 204-2, NSCP 2015)
5⁄ " Gypsum board = 127 Pa
8
Live Load = 10 psf = 478.80 Pa
By using Mahogany (80% stress grade):
Fb = 16.50 MPa E = 4.66 GPa

Fv = 2.71 MPa γ = 4.61 kN⁄ 3

m

1. Combined Loadings, w:
w = s × (1.2DL + 1.6LL) = 0.65[1.2(127) + 1.6(478.80)]
w = 597.01 N
2. 𝐌𝐚𝐱𝐢𝐦𝐮𝐦 𝐌𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐝𝐮𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐋𝐨𝐚𝐝𝐬, 𝐌𝐋 :
wL2 597.01(1.30)2
M= =
8 8
M = 126.12 N ∙ m

3. 𝐌𝐚𝐱𝐢𝐦𝐮𝐦 𝐒𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐫 𝐝𝐮𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐋𝐨𝐚𝐝𝐬, 𝐕𝐋 :

wL
V=
2
597.01(1.30)
V= .
2
V = 388.06 N
4. 𝐒𝐢𝐳𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐂𝐞𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐉𝐨𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐬
d
Assign b =
2
6ML 6ML
fb = 2
; bd2 =
bd fb
d3 6(126.12)
= × 1000
2 16.50
d = 45.10 mm
 𝐬𝐚𝐲 𝐝 = 𝟏𝟎𝟎 𝐦𝐦; 𝐛 = 𝟓𝟎 𝐦𝐦
5. 𝐂𝐡𝐞𝐜𝐤 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐅𝐥𝐞𝐱𝐮𝐫𝐞
6MT
fb =
bd2
MT = M + MW
Maximum Moment due to Wt. of Wood, MW :
WW = 𝛾bd = 4.61(0.05 × 0.1) = 23.05 N ∙ m

Factored Load = 1.2WW = 1.2(23.05) = 27.66 N⁄m

WW L2 27.66(1.30)2
MW = =
8 8
MW = 5.84 N ∙ m
MT = 126.12 + 5.84 = 131.96 N ∙ m
6MT 6(131.96)
fb = = × 1000
bd2 50(100)2
𝐟𝐛 = 𝟏. 𝟓𝟖 𝐌𝐏𝐚 < 𝟏𝟔. 𝟓𝟎 𝐌𝐏𝐚
𝐟𝐛 < 𝐅𝐛 ∴ 𝐬𝐚𝐟𝐞!
6. 𝐂𝐡𝐞𝐜𝐤 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐒𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐫
3VT
fv =
2bd
VT = VL + VW
Maximum Shear due to Wt. of Wood, VW :
WW L 27.66(1.30)
VW = =
2 2
VW = 17.98 N
VT = 388.06 + 17.98 = 406.04 N
3VT 3(406.04)
fv = =
2bd 2(50 × 100)
𝐟𝐯 = 𝟎. 𝟏𝟐 𝐌𝐏𝐚 < 𝟐. 𝟕𝟏 𝐌𝐏𝐚
𝐟𝐯 < 𝐅𝐯 ∴ 𝐬𝐚𝐟𝐞!
7. 𝐂𝐡𝐞𝐜𝐤 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐃𝐞𝐟𝐥𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧
WT = w + WW = 597.01 + 27.66
WT = 624.67 N⁄m
5WT L4
δ=
384EI
 5(624.67)(1300)4
δ=
50 × 1003
384(4.66) ( 12 ) (1000)

𝛅 = 𝟏. 𝟐𝟎 𝐦𝐦
L 1,300
δa = =
360 360
𝛅𝐚 = 𝟑. 𝟔𝟏𝟏 𝐦𝐦
𝛅 < 𝛅𝐚 ∴ 𝐬𝐚𝐟𝐞!

∴ 𝐔𝐬𝐞 𝟓𝟎 𝐦𝐦 × 𝟏𝟎𝟎 𝐦𝐦 × 𝟏. 𝟑𝟎 𝐦 𝐜𝐞𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐣𝐨𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐬 𝐬𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐞𝐝 @ 𝟔𝟓𝟎 𝐦𝐦 𝐎. 𝐂.

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