Unseasoned Hardwood Span Tables

Table a24 lintels supporting single storey or upper storey loadbearing walls unseasoned timber seasoned timber roof type rafter or truss span mm opening width mm f5 f7 f8 f11 f14 f5 mgp10 mgp12 f17 f27 900 100 38 100 38 75 50 75 38 75 38 90 35 90 35 90 35 90 35 90 35 1200 100 50 100 50 100 38 75 75 75 75 120 35 90 45 90.

Unseasoned hardwood span tables.

Loads are calculated in accordance with table 3 1 of as nzs 1170 1 2002. Seasoning refers to the process of removing moisture from timber or drying timber. The sizes for bearers and joists do not allow for roof loads i e. Seasoning hardwood timber enhances the basic properties of the timber increasing the stiffness bending strength and compression strength.

Unseasoned hardwood f8. The imposed uniformly distributed live load in the main span. The book has been produced to supplement as 1684 residential timber framed construction. Unseasoned hardwood f14 unseasoned hardwood f17.

Span tables are included for. Solid seasoned hardwood timber tends to have a superior dimensional stability to unseasoned hardwood timber and is much less prone to warping and splitting. As the name suggests it s a compact book good for the glovebox so it s on site when you need it. Whether it s lintel sizes or rafter span lengths it s in there.

Unseasoned hardwood for many common applications in domestic construction. Accessed by queensland university of technology on 23 aug 2011 a cd rom which contains the above supplements is attached to this standard. This document provides span tables for dressed unseasoned hardwood which may be used to supplement the design information provided in as 1684 residential timber framed construction part 2. The format of some tables within this document have been customized where appropriate to reflect common practices.

The following tolerances apply unseasoned cypress 2 mm 4 mm seasoned pine 2 mm 0 mm unseasoned hardwood 3 mm 3 mm. Span tables in supplements for unseasoned hardwood f8 and f11 may be used for unseasoned f8 and f11 softwood as well. Wilson timbers is famous for stocking a large range of australian hardwoods for structural decking and flooring use such as ironbark spotted gum cypress blackbutt and many more. Tables 2 3 and 4 list sizes for posts bearers and joists for common member spacings and commonly used timber stress grades.

The span tables prepared for thora wholesale timbers p l for dressed hardwood stress grades f14 and f17 have. Included are span tables for.