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Wood Member Design Values - Wood Crushing on Edge

Wood Member Design Values - Wood Crushing on Edge

Wood Member Design Values - Wood Crushing on Edge

(OP)
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

EIT
www.HowToEngineer.com

RE: Wood Member Design Values - Wood Crushing on Edge

I would use the same as load applied to the wide face, because the alignment of the load to the wood grain is unchanged.

RE: Wood Member Design Values - Wood Crushing on Edge

I agree with AELLC. It is still perpendicular to the grain, so as long as stability isn't an issue...

RE: Wood Member Design Values - Wood Crushing on Edge

You can only use the Compression Perpendicular to Grain value. If needed, you will have to apply the Wet Service and/or Temperature Factors. The Bearing Area Factor increase does not apply to this situation.

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

(OP)
You are saying perpendicular to the grain but this would really be tangential to the grain (depending on where in the tree it was cut from). Still use the perp condition?
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

It is actually whether it bears parallel to the fibers or perpendicular to the fibers. Structural lumber is cut so that the fibers run along the length of the member. So any load applied to the ends of the member is parallel and applied to the sides of the member is perpendicular to the grain/fibers.

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.

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