TOP PLATE AND SOLE PLATE ALLOWABLE BEARING

NDS 2015, ASD, IBC 2015

FOR DOUGLAS FIR-LARCH

Wall type Bearing Member Lb, bear'g lt Bear'g Area Cb Fc perp F'c perp Pmax, LBS
inches, wide in Width*Lb,in^2 (Lb+0.375)/Lb psi Cb*Fc,psi F'c*Area
2 x 4 2X 1.50 5.25 1.25 625 781 4102
2 x 4 2-2X 3.00 10.50 1.13 625 703 7383
2 x 4 4X 3.50 12.25 1.11 625 692 8477
2 x 4 3-2X 4.50 15.75 1.08 625 677 10664
2 x 4 6X 5.25 18.38 1.07 625 670 12305

2 x 6 2X 1.50 7.88 1.25 625 781 6152

2 x 6 2-2X 3.00 15.75 1.13 625 703 11074
2 x 6 4X 3.50 18.38 1.11 625 692 12715
2 x 6 3-2X 4.50 23.63 1.08 625 677 15996
2 x 6 6X 5.25 27.56 1.07 625 670 18457