Laminated Wood Beam Calculator

Aitc beam capacity tables aitc capacity tables provide the uniformly distributed load that a glued laminated timber beam can support based on beam size span and material properties.

Laminated wood beam calculator. The width can be increased by laminating in multiples of 1 3 4 inches. Reset calc 1 enter beam details 1 1 span and bearing. Engineered wood products ewp lvl span and size. Glulam beam calculator calculations to bs5268 2 2002 the beam span length is fixed for this demo version.

You can also use the wood beam calculator from the american wood council website to determine maximum rafter and joist lengths. It is a natural structural material that is economical strong and aesthetic. Lumber species southern pine douglas fir douglas fir larch hemlock fir spruce pine fir redwood western cedar ponderosa pine red pine. Home beam span calculator for help simply click on the beside the section you need help with watch this tutorial video.

Common sense it has been my experience to never use a beam smaller than a two ply 2 x 8. Find your lvl specifier s guide pdf for download. The full version allows you to design beams of any size. This calculator matches up with 90 of the applications in the 2012 international residential code book.

Beam width should be 1 4 to 1 3 beam depth. Versa lam laminated veneer lumber lvl beam and header span and size charts available for download. Floor beam span tables calculator design of fire resistive exposed wood members construction specifier 2020 steel beam s install support lvl vs wood wood beams. Use the span tables below to determine allowable lengths of joists and rafters based on size and standard design loads.

Laminated beams is the natural alternative to steel or concrete. Versa lam lvl size chart laminated numeric parameters wood frame white oak glulam beam numeric parameters wood frame glulam beamsbending strength properties of glulam. Step 3 design a beam depth based on the rule of thumb for estimating the depth of manufactured beams which is to divide the span by 20.