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PD 6693 Design of Beams with Circular Beams Holes PD6693 Method

CL11 For beams of solid timber of a minimum strength class C24 in accordance
with BS EN 338, glued laminated timber or LVL of width, b, and depth, h, with a
circular hole of diameter dhole, where all of the following apply.

The beam has a rectangular cross-section and the grain runs essentially
parallel to the length of the member.

The axis of the hole runs parallel to the width of the beam.

dhole ≤ 0,4h 90 mm

The hole centre is equidistant from the top and bottom edges of the beam.
(If the hole centre is not equidistant from the top and bottom edges of the
beam, then the calculation should be based on a larger hole whose centre is
equidistant from the top and bottom edges of the beam and within which
the actual hole is entirely contained.)

The distance from the hole centre to the nearest end of the beam is a
minimum of 4d hole or h. 240 mm or 225 mm

The distance from the hole centre to an adjacent hole centre is a minimum
of 4dhole or h. 240 mm or 225 mm

b 44 mm A 9900 mm2
d 225 mm Iy 41765625 mm4
No. 1 Wy 371250 mm3
L 3735 mm y 112.50 mm
Spacing 400 mm
dhole 60 mm

Design Shear Force at Beam at Hole Vhole,d 2.80 kN 2800 N

Design Moment Force at Beam at Hole Mhole,d 2.80 kNm 2800000 Nmm

EN338 Characteristic tensile strength perpendicular to ft,90,k 0.40 N/mm2

Service Class Service Class internal

Loading Duration Medium Term Loading

Deformation Factor kdef 0.6 Service Class 1

Solid timber γm 1.3

kmod 0.8 Service Class 1, Medium Loading

Depth Factor kh 1.0

System Factor (Load Sharing) ksys 1.1

Design tensile strength perpendicular to grain ft,90,d = ft,0,k x kmod x kh x ksys 0.270769 N/mm2
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Design of Beams with Circular Beams Holes PD6693 Method

design tensile stress σt,90,d = 1,8Vhole,ddhole + 0,07Mhole,d 0.224 N/mm2

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grain at the hole location