Column Design using Ylinen Column Equation for Wood Columns

Design of Wood Structures - ASD, 5th Edition, page 7.15

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P
f c= ≤F c '
A
F c '=F c∗(C P ) F c∗¿ F c ( C F )( C D )( C i )( C M )( C t )

F cE / F c∗¿ K cE E '
C P =1+ −√ ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ F cE =
2c ( l e / d )2
Try: 6x6 Douglas-Fir-Larch, No. 2

Column Parameters:

P= 13,000 lb concentric axial loading

le,x = 14 ft effective unbraced length for buckling about strong axis
dx = 5.5 in cross-sectional dimension for strong axis
le,y = 14 ft effective unbraced length for buckling about weak axis
dy = 5.5 in cross-sectional dimension for weak axis
(le/d)x = 30.55 strong axis slenderness ratio
(le/d)y = 30.55 weak axis slenderness ratio

Material Properties:

Fc = 900 psi tabulated compressive stress

E' = 1,600,000 psi adjusted modulus of elasticity [E' = E(Ci)(CM)(Ct)]
A= 30.25 in2 cross-sectional area

Adjustment Factors:

CF = 1.0 size factor (1.15 for 4x, 1.1 for 6x, 1.0 for up to 12x, 0.9 for 14x & wider)
CD = 1.0 load duration factor (0.9 for dead loads only, 1.0 for live, 1.15 for snow)
Ci = 1.0 incising factor (0.8 for treated wood if incising is used)
CM = 1.0 wet service factor (1.0 for < 19% moisture content)
Ct = 1.0 temperature factor (1.0 for < 100°F exposure)

KcE = 0.3 0.3 for visually graded lumber; 0.384 for MEL; 0.418 for MSR/glulam
c= 0.8 0.8 for sawn lumber; 0.85 for round timber; 0.9 for glulam/composites

Calculations:

strong axis weak axis

FcE = 514.46 514.46
Fc* = 900 900
FcE / Fc* = 0.5716 0.5716
1+FcE/Fc* = 0.9823 0.9823
2c
Cp = 0.4819 0.4819

Fc' = 433.8 psi 433.8 psi

fc = 429.8 psi < Fc' OK Use 6x6 Douglas-Fir-Larch, No. 2