Timber Structural Design Guide
Timber Structural Design Guide
HNDCE – 2 year
nd
SEMESTER 2- 2020
Structural Design
CE 2212
BY
KVD Perera
Structure
• An assemblage of members arranged in a regular geometrical pattern, interact
through structural connections to support loads and maintain them in equilibrium
without excessive deformation
• Have capacity to carry loads in different ways
• May act in tension, compression, flexure, shear, torsion or combination of these
Structural design
• Determination of deposition and size of load bearing members and other
components in a structure
• Consists of application of theoretical analysis and design methods, validated by
experimental work and practical experience
Aim of structural design
• To provide, with due regard to economy , a structure capable of fulfilling its
intended function and sustaining the design loads for its intended life
• Design should facilitate safe fabrication, transport, handling, erection, future
maintenance, final demolition, recycling and reuse of materials.
Timber Design
BS 5268
Timber
Timber is widely used for construction because its availability and
economy (doors, windows, roof construction, etc.). But today, it seems
timber is loosing its position due to arise of new technology substitutes
like steel, concrete, fiberglass, masonry, etc.
Any tree could be divided in to 3 sub systems
• Crown sub system
• Trunk sub system
• Root sub system
Functions of tree trunk
• A structural role – supports the crown of leaves, food production organs of the plant
• A conducting role – moves water and essential nutrients for food production from the
roots of the tree to the leaves
• A storage role – stores food
These functions are performed by different types of cells within the tree trunk
Properties of timber
• Fire resistant – high resistance to fire
• Permeability - low water permeability
• Workability - easy to work
• Durability
• Defects –free from defects
Seasoning
This is the process by which moisture is brought down to an acceptable limit. By
seasoning, moisture content is brought down to 10%-20%.
methods: Natural and artificial
Air seasoning (timber stacked in open sided sheds in such a way as to promote
drying without artificial assistant, Proper space should be maintained, Cheap)
Kiln seasoning (this method employs a heated, ventilated & humidified oven
controlled condition of drying should maintain, Expensive)
Defects in timber
• Reduce the strength of timber
• Infected by fungi and termites
• Renewable resource
• Can erect entire buildings, towers, bridges, various roof structures
• Easy to work and joints can be fabricated with simple tools
• Has high strength to weight ratio
• Has reasonable strength in both tension and compression
• Durable in some conditions
• Attractive and decorative
Growth characteristics of a tree
• Slope of grain- can occur as a result of the method of conversion or issue of
the manner of growth
• Knots – reduce the strength
• Wane – caused by cutting from near the perimeter of the tree
• Fissures – these are separations between or across growth rings
• Duration - load duration of members
• Size and shape – bending strength is less for larger sections
Grading of timber
• This is a form of quality control
• Should be done before it put into use
• Growth characteristics and defects can affect
Clear timber – timber with no defects
Strength grouping of timber (page 16 -code)
By specifying a strength class, the supplier is able to supply a grade on
the basis of cost, availability, durability, apply preservatives treatment
and painting, workability and aesthetic considerations
Effect of moisture content
• Service classes (Page 10- code)
Maximum applied compressive stress σ c,a par must not exceed the permissible compressive stress
σ c, adm,par
1 2
1)
Le =0.7 L
L Le
2) Le =0.85 L
Radius of gyration – (i)
Radius of gyration is used to describe the distribution of cross sectional
area in a column around its centroidal axis
h Iy =hb3/12
Members subject to axial compression and bending (page 35-code)
𝜋 2𝐸
𝜎𝑒 = 2
Stress = load/area 𝐿𝑒
𝑖
Example 02
A timber section 50 mm x 100 mm belonging to D50 is to be used as a
continuous compression chord in a roof truss. It is subjected to a long
term axial load of 20 kN and a bending moment of 1.0 kNm under wet
exposure conditions. The distance between effective lateral restraints is
600 mm and that between node points is 1.2 m. Check whether the
proposed section is satisfactory. Service class is 3
Answer
Applied compressive stress = load/effective area
= 20 x 1000 N/50x100 mm2 = 4 N/mm2
Permissible compressive stress = grade comp. stre. X K2 x K3 x K8 x K12
= 15.2 x 0.6 x 1.0 x 1.0 x K12
• K12 = 0.556
Permissible compressive stress = grade comp. stre. X K2 x K3 x K8 x K12
= 15.2 x 0.6 x 1.0 x 1.0 x 0.54 = 4.92 N/mm2
• σc,a,par < σ c,adm,par
• 4 N/mm2
Selected section is satisfied for long term duration without bending
effect
• Permissible bending stress = grade bending stress x K2x K3x K6 x K7 x K8
300 0.11
= 16 x 0.8 x 1.0 x 1.0 x x 1.0 = 14.44 N/mm2
100
Applied bending stress = bending moment/section modulus
= (1.0 x 1000 x 1000)/(50 x 1002/6) = 12 N/mm2
𝜋2 𝐸 𝜋2 𝑥 12600𝑥𝐾2
𝜎𝑒 = 𝐿𝑒 2
= = 14.38 N/mm2
83.16 2
𝑖
Section is not
satisfied for both
bending and
compression
Example 01 …cont…
C) can the member withstand any bending for all load durations?
Determine its magnitude
Answer
• Permissible bending stress = grade bending stress x relevant
modification factors
• σm,a,par < σm,g,par x K2 x K3 x K6 x K7 x K8 K6 =not defined
K8 = not defined
For long term duration
300 0.11
Permissible bending stress = 12.5 x 0.8 x 1.0 x = 11.25N/mm2
100
σ m, a, par σ t,a par
• + ≤ 1.0
σ m, adm, par σ t, adm, par
σ m, a, par 2.5
• + = 1.0
11.28 7.02
Failure modes
• Bending
• Shear
• Bearing To check all design criteria, It is needed to consider
bending, shear, bearing, deflection and buckling
• Deflection
• Buckling
Bending
• Maximum applied bending stress σm,a,par must not exceed permissible
bending stress σm,adm,par
• Permissible bending stress = grade bending stress x relevant
modification factors
• σm,a,par < σm,g,par x K factors Bending stress = bending moment/section modulus
= M/Z
h
Shear
• Maximum applied shear stress τ a, par must not exceed the permissible
shear stress τ adm, par
• Permissible shear stress = grade shear stress x relevant modification
factors
• τ a, par < τ g, par X K factors Load
• K2
• K3
• K5 = notched factor
• K8
Applied shear stress = shear
force/cross sectional area of shear
plane
• Notched factor (K5) – code –page 30
• Square cornered notches at the ends of a flexural member causes a stress concentration. Shear stress is
calculated by using effective depth (he).
Bearing
• Maximum applied bearing stress σ a, perp must not exceed the
permissible bearing stress σ c, adm,perp
• Permissible bearing stress = grade bearing stress x relevant
modification factors
• σc,a,perp < σ,g,perp x K factors
• K2
• K3
• K4 = bearing factor Bearing stress = bearing force/cross sectional area
• K8
Bearing factor (K4) – code page – 29,30
This depends on the length and position of bearing.
Note ;
According to figure 1,
K4 = 1.0 for bearing of any length at the ends of a member
K4 = 1.0 for bearings 150 mm or more in length at any position
K4 = Use Table 18- for bearings of less than 150 mm length located 75 mm or more the end of a member as shown in figure
Buckling (code – page 32)
• The depth to breadth ratio of solid and laminated beams of rectangular
section should be checked to ensure that there is no risk of buckling
under design load. Depth/breadth = d/b
d
Deflection (code –page 32)
• This is limited to 0.003 of the span
• Deflection can be caused due to combine effect of bending and shear.
L
• Δmax = 0.003L
Example 03
Timber beam section 50 mm x 100 mm, belongs to D60 is to be used to span
a distance of 3.0 m and carry a uniformly distributed load of 1.2 kN/m
(including self weight). Beam is subjective to wet exposure condition. Assume
the load duration as medium term.
a) Determine design bending moment, shear force and bearing force if the
ends of the beams are simply supported with no lateral support
b) check whether the maximum bending stress is within the permissible
stress
c) If maximum allowable deflection is 8.0 mm, check whether the total
deflection is satisfactory
d) A notch of 50 mm is cut on the underside of the beam, check whether the
maximum shear stress is within the permitted level
e) Check whether the bearing width (another beam) of 50 mm is adequate
to withstand the bearing force .
f) Check whether all design criteria are satisfied
Answer
a)
• Bending moment = WL2/8 = (1.2 x 3.02)/8 = 1.35 kNm
• Shear force = WL/2 = (1.2 x 3.0)/2 = 1.8 kN
• Bearing force = WL/2 = 1.8 kN
1.35 𝑥 1000 𝑥 1000 2
b) Applied Bending stress = M/Z = 100 2 = 16.2 𝑁/𝑚𝑚
50 𝑥
6
Permissible bending stress = grade bending stress x K2 x K3 x K6 X K7 x K8
300 0.11
= 18 x 0.8 x 1.25 x 100
𝑥 1.0 = 20.31 𝑁/𝑚𝑚2
σm,a,par < σm,adm,par
K5 =
50/100
= 0.5
τ a, par < τ adm, par
Maximum shear stress is within the permissible
shear stress
• e)
50 mm
50 mm
• Applied bearing stress = bearing force/ area = 1.8 x 1000/(50x 50 )
• = 0.72 N/mm2
• Permissible bearing stress = grade bearing stress x relevant
modification factors
• σc,a,perp < σ,g,perp x K2 x K3 x K4 x K8
• Permissible bearing stress = σ,g,perp x K2 x K3 x K4 x K8
• = 5.2 x 0.6 x 1.25 x 1.0 = 3.9 N/mm2
K8 = not applicable
σc,a,perp < σ,adm,perp
Applied bearing stress is adequate with permissible bearing stress value
f)
Bending stress is within the permissible limit
Deflection is not in permitted value
Shear stress is within the permissible limit
Bearing stress is within the permissible limit
Buckling
Depth/breadth = 100/50 = 2
Maximum value (Table 19 ) = 2
Example 01 …cont…
• C) can the member withstand any bending for all load durations?
Determine its magnitude
Long term duration
σ m, a, par σ t,a par
+ ≤ 1.0
σ m, adm, par σ t, adm, par
• σm,adm,par = σm,g,par x K2 x K3 x K6 x K7 x K8
• = 12.5 x 0.8 x 1.0 x 1.0 x 1.128 x 1.0 = 11.28 N /mm2
σ m, a, par σ t,a par
+ = 1.0
σ m, adm, par σ t, adm, par
σ m, a, par 2.5
11.28
+ 7.02
= 1.0
= 1.86 mm
Maximum value = 0.003 x L = 0.003 x 3000 = 9 mm
Deflection is satisfied.
Example 05
Timber beam section 50 mm x 100 mm, belongs to D40 is to be used to
span a distance of 2.0 m and carry a uniformly distributed load of 1.2
kN/m (including self weight). Beam is subjective to dry exposure
condition. Check the adequacy of the member for long term duration.
Bearing width of an another beam is 50 mm.
Check for bending
Maximum bending moment = wL2/8 = (1.2x 22)/8 = 0.6 kNm
Applied bending stress = max bending moment/ section modulus
= 0.6 x 1000x1000/(50 x 1002 /6) = 7.2 N/mm2
σm,adm,par = σm,g,par x K2 x K3 x K6 x K7 x K8 0.11
K7 = (300/100)
= 12.5x 1.0 x 1.0 x 1.0 x 1.128 x 1.0
= 1.128
=14.1 N/mm2
K2 = not use for dry exposure condition
σm,a,par < σm,adm,par
bending is satisfied
Check for shear
Shear force = wL/2 = (1.2 x 2)/2 = 1.2 kN
Applied shear stress = 1.2 x 10 3/ 100x 50 = 0.24 N/mm2
τ a, par < τ g, par X K factors
Permissible shear stress = τ g, par X K2 xK3 xK5 x K8
= 2.0 x 1.0 x1.0 = 2.0 N/mm2
τ a, par < τ adm, par K2 = not use for dry exposure condition
K8 = not use
Shear is satisfied
Check for bearing
Bearing force = wL/2 = 1.2 kN
Applied bearing stress = 1.2x 1000/ (50 x 50) = 0.48 N/mm2
Permissible bearing stress = σ,g,perp x K2 x K3 x K4 x K8
= 3.9 x 1.0 x 1.0
= 3.9 N/mm2 K8 = not use
σc,a,perp < σ,adm,perp K2 = not use for dry exposure condition
Bearing is satisfied
= 8.3 mm
Maximum value = 0.003 x L = 0.003 x 2000 = 6 mm
Deflection is not satisfied.