Module 1B

Notching on Beams
When the rectangular shaped girder, beams or joist are
notched at points of support on the tension side

3𝑉 𝑑
𝑓𝑣 = (ℎ𝑜𝑟𝑖𝑧𝑜𝑛𝑡𝑎. 𝑠ℎ𝑒𝑎𝑟. 𝑠𝑡𝑟𝑒𝑠𝑠
2𝑏𝑑 𝑑′
𝑑 = 𝑡𝑜𝑡𝑎𝑙. depth. 𝑜𝑓. 𝑏𝑒𝑎𝑚
𝑑′ = 𝑎𝑐𝑡𝑢𝑎𝑙. 𝑑𝑒𝑝𝑡ℎ. 𝑎𝑡. 𝑛𝑜𝑡𝑐ℎ
When girder, beams or joist are notched at points of
support on the tension side.

3𝑉 𝑑
𝑓𝑣 = (𝑎𝑐𝑡𝑢𝑎𝑙. 𝑠ℎ𝑒𝑎𝑟. 𝑠𝑡𝑟𝑒𝑠𝑠
2𝐴𝑛 𝑑𝑛
𝐴𝑛 = 𝑐𝑟𝑜𝑠𝑠. sec𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑎𝑛𝑙. 𝑎𝑟𝑒𝑎. 𝑜𝑓. 𝑛𝑜𝑡𝑐ℎ𝑒𝑑. 𝑚𝑒𝑚𝑏𝑒𝑟
𝑑 = 𝑡𝑜𝑡𝑎𝑙. depth. 𝑜𝑓. 𝑏𝑒𝑎𝑚
𝑑𝑛 = 𝑎𝑐𝑡𝑢𝑎𝑙. 𝑑𝑒𝑝𝑡ℎ. 𝑎𝑡. 𝑛𝑜𝑡𝑐ℎ
When girders, beams or joist are notched at a point of
support on the compression side, the shear at such
point shall not exceed.
2 𝑑 − 𝑑′
𝑉 = 𝐹𝑣 𝑏 𝑑 − 𝑒
3 𝑑′
𝑑 = 𝑡𝑜𝑡𝑎𝑙. depth. 𝑜𝑓. 𝑏𝑒𝑎𝑚
𝑑′ = 𝑎𝑐𝑡𝑢𝑎𝑙. 𝑑𝑒𝑝𝑡ℎ. 𝑎𝑡. 𝑛𝑜𝑡𝑐ℎ
𝑒 = 𝑑𝑖𝑠tan𝑐𝑒. 𝑛𝑜𝑡𝑐ℎ. 𝑒𝑥𝑡𝑒𝑛𝑑𝑠. 𝑖𝑛𝑠𝑖𝑑𝑒. 𝑡ℎ𝑒. 𝑖𝑛𝑛𝑒𝑟. 𝑒𝑑𝑔𝑒. 𝑜𝑓. sup𝑝𝑜𝑟𝑡
A 150mm x 350mm wooden beam carries a concentrated load of 30.36kN at
the midspan. It has a simple span of 8m long. Allowable shear stress is
0.85Mpa.
1. Which of the following gives the depth of notched at the support if the
notches at support if the notching is allowed using NSCP specifications
2. Which of the following gives the allowable death of notched at the bottom
and to faces of the beam at quarter points.
3. Which of the following gives the flexural stress at the quarter points after
deducting for notching.
The simply supported joist is used in the construction of a floor for a building.
In order to jeep the floor low with respect to the sill beams C and D, the end
of the joist are notched as shown in the figure. Allowable shear stress of
wood is 1.02Mpa and the allowable bending stress is 11.8Mpa. The beam
carries a concentrated load of 2700N at misdpan. Neglect weight of the
beam.
1. Compute the depth of the beam so as not to exceed the allowable
bending stress it has a width of 50mm
2. Compute the smallest height h so that the beam will not exceed the
allowable shearing stress of 2.5Mpa.
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