Hi,
I want to make a pine shed supported by 4 pillars but I am in doubt regarding the rectangular sections I should use for the beams.
The structure has the following design (floor plan):
|-----380cm-----|
-O-------------O- ---
| | |
----------------- |
| | 270cm
----------------- |
| | |
-O-------------O- |
| | ---
Notes:
O = pillars
The 2 x 270cm beams are placed on top of the pillars
The 4 x 380cm beams are placed on top of the 2 x 270cm beams
There is nothing (no weight) covering this structure so it just needs to support itself
How can I calculate the sections of the rectangular pine beams that should be used in both directions?
Thanks/Brgds
j
On 7/11/2015 2:26 PM, [email protected] wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I want to make a pine shed supported by 4 pillars but I am in doubt regarding the rectangular sections I should use for the beams.
>
> The structure has the following design (floor plan):
>
> |-----380cm-----|
>
> -O-------------O- ---
> | | |
> ----------------- |
> | | 270cm
> ----------------- |
> | | |
> -O-------------O- |
> | | ---
>
> Notes:
> O = pillars
> The 2 x 270cm beams are placed on top of the pillars
> The 4 x 380cm beams are placed on top of the 2 x 270cm beams
> There is nothing (no weight) covering this structure so it just needs to support itself
>
>
> How can I calculate the sections of the rectangular pine beams that should be used in both directions?
>
> Thanks/Brgds
> j
>
This isn't metric but it might help you anyway:
http://www.awc.org/calculators/span/calc/timbercalcstyle.asp