SIZE FACTOR ADJUSTMENT SLENDERNESS FACTOR ADJUSTMENT FOR BEAMS

When the depth of a rectangular sawn bending When the depth of the beam exceeds its breadth,
member exceeds 300mm, the allowable unit stress in lateral support maybe required and the slenderness
bending Fb shall be multiplied by the size factor CF factor CS shall be calculated as follows:

Where: Where:

Cf = size factor Cs = slenderness factor

d = depth of beam in mm Le = effective length of beam in mm

Sample Problems: Le = 1.61Lu (Single-span beam, concentrated load at midspan)

1. A wooden beam 200x350mm has a simple span of
6m. If the weight of the beam is 6.3 kN/m3 and its
allowable bending and shearing are 10.6 and 0.70Mpa
respectively.
a) What is the safe uniform load that the beam could
support based on flexural stress?
b) What is the safe uniform load that the beam could
carry base on shear strength?
a) What is the size factor adjustment?
b) What is the safe uniform load that the beam could
support based on flexural stress with size factor
adjustment?
Le = 1.92Lu (Single-beam, uniformly distributed load)
d = depth of beam in mm
b = breadth of beam in mm
a) When the slenderness factor Cs does not exceed 10,
the full allowable unit in stress bending Fb maybe used
b) When slenderness factor Cs is greater than 10, but
does not exceed Ck, the allowable unit stress in
bending Fb shall be determine from the formula

2. A 5m rectangular beam 150mm by 350mm is

carrying a concentrated load of 50kN at the midspan.
If the allowable bending stress is 38Mpa,
a) What is the maximum additional uniformly
distributed load can the beam carry? Where:
b) Considering size factor adjustment, what is the
maximum wo can the beam carry?
c) What are the values of the shearing stress at each
condition?
E = modulus of elasticity
3. A single span beam having an unsupported length of Cs = slenderness ratio
8m has a cross section of 200mm x 350mm. It carries a
uniformly distributed load W in kN/m throughout the Fb = allowable bending stress
span. Allowable bending stress is Fb = 9.6MPa and a
modulus of elasticity of 13,800MPa. c) When slenderness factor Cs is greater than Ck but
a) Compute the allowable bending stress with size less than 50, the allowable unit stress in bending Fb’
factor adjustment shall be determined from the formula:
b) Compute the allowable bending stress with
slenderness factor adjustment
c) Compute the safe allowable uniform load W that
the beam could carry.
d) In no case shall Cs exceed 50.
FLEXURE AND AXIAL TENSION FLEXURE AND AXIAL COMPRESSION

Members subjected to both flexure and axial tension Members subjected to both flexure and axial
shall be proportioned such that: compression shall be proportioned such that

𝑓𝑡 𝑓𝑏 𝑓𝑐 𝑓𝑏
+ ≤ 1.0 + ′ ≤ 1.0
𝐹𝑡 𝐹𝑏 𝐹𝑐′ 𝐹𝑏 − 𝐽𝐹𝑐
And 𝐿𝑒
(
− 11)
𝑓𝑏 − 𝑓𝑡 𝐽 = 𝑑
≤ 1.0 𝐾 − 11
𝐹𝑏′
except that J shall not be less than zero nor greater
Where: than one
ft = actual axial stress Where:
ft = T/A Fb’ = corrected allowable bending stress for
fb = actual bending stress slenderness factor

fb = MC/I Fc’ = allowable unit stress in compression parallel to

the grain adjusted for Le/d ratio where d is the least
Ft = allowable axial stress dimensions
Fb = allowable bending stress fc = actual unit where stress in compression parallel to
Fb’ = allowable unit stress for extreme fiber in bending the grain
in bending adjusted for slenderness fb = actual unit stress for extreme fibers in bending
Sample Problems: Sample Problems:
1. 1.