Design Aids

Column Design Example - Axial and bending load
 

Consider previous example with a short term transverse applied load causing a bending moment about
the X-X axis of 240Nm. Weak axis restraint 800mm.
M*x = 0.24 kNm
Z = b.d2 / 6 = 60750 mm^3
k1 = 1.0 for short term load
fb = 14 MPa for MSG8 timber
using k8 and f factors from example 1
we are considering the short term loading condition here, so the k1 factor used throughout the calculation will be k1 = 1.0
fMnx = f.k1.k8.fb.Z = 0.53 kNm
fNncx = f.k1.k8.fc.A = 23.8 kN
fNncy = f.k1.k8.fc.A = 45.4 kN
N*c / fNncx + M*x / fMnx =  0.96 < 1.0 so OK
N*c / fNncy + (M*x / fMnx)2 =  0.45 < 1.0 so OK

Example prepared by David Reid, Structural Engineer.

 
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