Evo Design - structural engineering Calculation No.    
001-WOOD BEAM  
CALCULATION SHEET Project No.      
            onlinestructuraldesign.com SAMPLE CALCULATION  
Project Title: Wood beam -interactive design spreadsheet   Calc. By Date Rev.  
                  MN 16.04.2014 0  
Subject Wood Element Bending Capacity (EC5)   Checked By Date    
                  CN 16.04.2014    
                         
Input Output            
Element section and dimensions Element verification            
Material              
Loads              
                         
Wood Element Bending Moment Capacity Calculation   per EN 1995-1-1:2004* & EN 338*  
Maximum working loads (Ultimate Limit State)  
 
         
My,Ed= kN*m bending moment y-y              
Mz,Ed= kN*m bending moment z-z              
                         
Element dimensions - Rectangular cross section              
h = 20 cm height                  
d = 10 cm width                  
  (parameters that can not be modified in the demo version)            
Section Properties              
A = d*h = cm2 section area        
IY = d*h3/12 = cm4 moment of inertia about y-y axis        
Iz = d3*h/12 = cm4 moment of inertia about z-z axis        
                 
Material characteristics           per EN 338-97 - Table 1  
Wood strength class:
                   
fm,k = N/mm2           Characteristic bending strength  
gm =             per EN 1995-1-1 - Table 2.3  
                1.3 for solid timber, 1.25 for glued laminated timber  
kh = min( (150/h)0.2 ; 1.3) =       per EN 1995-1-1 - Section 3.2 (3), formula (3.1)  
            for timber with density less than 700 kg/m3 and  
                h < 150mm the characteristic valus of fm,k and   
                ft,0,k may be increased by the factor kh  
kmod =             per EN 1995-1-1 - Table 3.1  
                Load duration classes per EN 1995-1-1  
                Section 2.3.1.2 - Table 2.1 and 2.2  
                Service classes per EN 1995-1-1 - Section 2.3.1.3  
                         
fm.y.d = fm.y.d = kmod *kh * fm,k / gm = N/mm2   design bending strength about y and z axis  
                per EN 1995-1-1 - Section 2.4.1, formula (2.14)  
sm.y.d = My,Ed * (h/2) / Iy = N/mm2       Design bending stress about the principal y axis  
sm.z.d = Mz,Ed * (d/2) / Iz = N/mm2       Design bending stress about the principal z axis  
                         
km = 0.7 for rectangular sections       per EN 1995-1-1 - Section 6.1.6 (2)  
                         
Check on for y-y axis                      
( sm.y.d / fm.y.d ) + km * ( sm.z.d / fm.z.d ) =     per EN 1995-1-1 - Section 6.1.6, formula (6.11)  
                   
Check on for z-z axis                      
km * ( sm.y.d / fm.y.d ) + ( sm.z.d / fm.z.d ) =     per EN 1995-1-1 - Section 6.1.6, formula (6.12)  
                   
References:  
EN 1995-1-1:2004 - Eurocode 5: Design of timber structures - Part 1-1: Common rules and rules for buildings  
EN 338 : 2003 - Structural Timber; Strength Classes