Design of 3 Storey Building

Design of Timber Rafter

Trial Section
Bay length
Wind load
Spacing,s
Roof weight
Roof Pitch, q
Timber, p
Rafter Sup.

:
:
:
:
:
:
:
:

44
900
2.35
750
0.16
15
850
3500

Rafter

AS 1720.1-2010
Timber structures - Design methods
mm x 194 mm
mm
kN/m2
mm
kN/m2
degrees
kg/m3
mm

d =

724

mm

Spacing Number

Checks
1
2
3

Bending Moment
Shear Strenght
Deflection

SAFE
SAFE
SAFE

Loading
Wind
Roof
Purlin

Rafter

=
=
=

2.35 kN/m2 x
0.68 =
1.59 kN
0.16 kN/m2 x
0.68 =
0.11 kN
0.03 kN/m x
0.90 =
0.02 kN
Factored Load = F= 1.2Gv + W = 1.74
0.07 kN/m
Factored Load = w=1.35G

BCE 708 Design of Masonry Structures

kN
Ra =
Rb =

0.10

4.47
5.34

kN
kN

kN

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Rafter

Check
Bending Moment

M*

Md

M* < Md

f = 0.95
k1 = 1.0
k4 = 1.0
k6 = 1.0
f'b = 36 Mpa

For K9
Ncom =
Nmem =

3.710 kNm

K9 =
k12 =

1
>10

1.2
0.4

G31 =
1
G32 = 1.33

4.1619 kNm
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s =
l =

=
K9 =

1.1603

0.9 m
3.5 m

(but not <1)

1.2

For K12
d
b
Lay

s1 =

= 194
= 44
= 3500

23.41
22.94 if >

20
k12 =

Hence,

M*
3.710

<
fMd
< 4.1618779

0.0003

0.38

d =
b =

0.194
0.044

SAFE

Check
Shear Strenght
AS 1720.1-2010

V*

= 3.64 kN

=
f = 0.95
k1 = 1.0
k4 = 1.0
k6 = 1.0
f's = 3.3 Mpa
Vd
Hence,

V* < Vd
3.640 < 17.84

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3.5

0.0057 m2
d =
b =

0.194 m
0.044 m

17.84024 kN

SAFE

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Rafter

Check
Deflection
Actual deflection < Allowable deflection

=
k4 =
w =
L =
E =

1.0
3.09 kN/m
3.5 m
1E+10 N/m2

Hence,

0.194 m
0.044 m

3E-05 m4

11.67 mm

Actual deflection < Allowable deflection

0.01877
<
11.67

BCE 708 Design of Masonry Structures

d =
b =

0.01877 mm

SAFE

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