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WoodbeambendingcapacityEC5

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WoodElementBendingCapacity(EC5)

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Elementsectionanddimensions
Material

Elementverification

Loads

perEN199511:2004*&EN338*

WoodElementBendingMomentCapacityCalculation

Maximumworkingloads(UltimateLimitState)
My,Ed=
Mz,Ed=

kN*m

bendingmomentyy

0.5

kN*m

bendingmomentzz

ElementdimensionsRectangularcrosssection
20
h=
cm
height
d=

15

cm

width

sectionarea

SectionProperties
300.00 cm2

A=

d*h=

IY=

d*h3/12=

10000.00 cm4

momentofinertiaaboutyyaxis

Iz=

d3*h/12=

5625.00 cm4

momentofinertiaaboutzzaxis

perEN33897Table1

C14

14 N/mm2

Materialcharacteristics
Woodstrengthclass:
fm,k=
m=

Characteristicbendingstrength

perEN199511Table2.3

1.3forsolidtimber,1.25forgluedlaminatedtimber

1.00

perEN199511Section3.2(3),formula(3.1)

h>150mm

fortimberwithdensitylessthan700kg/m3and

h<150mmthecharacteristicvalusoffm,kand

ft,0,kmaybeincreasedbythefactorkh

0.9

kmod=

min((150/h)0.2;1.3)=

1.3

kh=

perEN199511Table3.1

LoaddurationclassesperEN199511

Section2.3.1.2Table2.1and2.2

ServiceclassesperEN199511Section2.3.1.3

designbendingstrengthaboutyandzaxis

kmod*kh*fm,k /m=

fm.y.d=

m.y.d=
m.z.d=

fm.y.d=

perEN199511Section2.4.1,formula(2.14)

My,Ed*(h/2)/Iy=

4.00 N/mm2

Designbendingstressabouttheprincipalyaxis

Mz,Ed*(d/2)/Iz=

0.67 N/mm2

Designbendingstressabouttheprincipalzaxis

perEN199511Section6.1.6(2)

km=

9.69 N/mm2

0.7 forrectangularsections

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Checkonforyyaxis

(m.y.d/fm.y.d)+km*(m.z.d/fm.z.d)=

Checkonforzzaxis

0.461

<1

elementOK

km*(m.y.d/fm.y.d)+(m.z.d/fm.z.d)=

0.358

elementOK

<1

perEN199511Section6.1.6,formula(6.11)

perEN199511Section6.1.6,formula(6.12)

References:
EN199511:2004Eurocode5:DesignoftimberstructuresPart11:Commonrulesandrulesforbuildings

EN338:2003StructuralTimber;StrengthClasses

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