Calculator Description
This online engineering calculator computes the actual tensile and bending stresses and allowable tensile and bending stresses for a wood glulam member in tension + bending according to the National Design Specification for Wood Construction 2015 (NDS 2015)
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Input Parameters
Tensile Force, P
Bending Moment, M
Member Width, b
Member Depth, d
Net Cross-Sectional Area, An
Load Duration Factor, Cd – NDS 2015, Section 5.3.2
Wet Service Condition Factor, Cm – NDS 2015, Section 5.3.3
Temperature Factor, Ct – NDS 2015, Section 5.3.4
Beam Stability Factor, CL – NDS 2015, Section 5.3.5
Volume Factor, Cv – NDS 2015, Section 5.3.6
Flat Use Factor, Cfu – NDS 2015, Section 5.3.7
Curvature Factor, Cc – NDS 2015, Section 5.3.8
Stress Interaction Factor, CI – NDS 2015, Section 5.3.9
Reference Tension Stress Parallel to Grain, Ft – NDS Supplement 2015
Reference Bending Stress, Fb – NDS Supplement 2015
Output Parameters
Section Modulus, Sx
Actual Tensile Stress, ft
Actual Bending Stress, fb
Allowable Tension Stress Parallel to Grain, F’t – NDS 2015, Table 5.3.1
Allowable Bending Stress without Stability Factor, Fb* – NDS 2015, Section 3.9.1
Allowable Bending Stress withthout Volume Factor, Fb** – NDS 2015, Section 3.9.1
Combined Tension and Bending Check – NDS 2015, Equation 3.9-1
Buckling on the Compression Face Check – NDS 2015, Equation 3.9-2