Wood Member Design Values - Wood Crushing on Edge
Wood Member Design Values - Wood Crushing on Edge
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What value should be used for a wood member with load applied to then narrow face to check against bearing/crushing.
Imagine a 2x12 on edge being used as blocking under a post.
Thanks
Imagine a 2x12 on edge being used as blocking under a post.
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RE: Wood Member Design Values - Wood Crushing on Edge
RE: Wood Member Design Values - Wood Crushing on Edge
RE: Wood Member Design Values - Wood Crushing on Edge
Garth Dreger PE - AZ Phoenix area
As EOR's we should take the responsibility to design our structures to support the components we allow in our design per that industry standards.
RE: Wood Member Design Values - Wood Crushing on Edge
See the photo below (sorry for the quick google search photo). The load in the case of the photo would be applied from the left and right.
http://image.shutterstock.com/display_pic_with_log...
EIT
www.HowToEngineer.com
RE: Wood Member Design Values - Wood Crushing on Edge
Garth Dreger PE - AZ Phoenix area
As EOR's we should take the responsibility to design our structures to support the components we allow in our design per that industry standards.
RE: Wood Member Design Values - Wood Crushing on Edge
Mike McCann
MMC Engineering
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