A floor is supported by 100 mm x 200 mm wooden joists spaced at 300mm on centers with an effective span of 3m. The total floor load transmitted to the joists is 2.5kPa. If the unit weight of wood is 7 kN/m3 and elastic modulus of wood is 12x103 MPa.
A floor is supported by 100 mm x 200 mm wooden joists spaced at 300mm on centers with an effective span of 3m. The total floor load transmitted to the joists is 2.5kPa. If the unit weight of wood is 7 kN/m3 and elastic modulus of wood is 12x103 MPa.
Chapter2: Loads On Structures
Section: Chapter Questions
Problem 1P
Related questions
Question

Transcribed Image Text:A floor is supported by 100 mm x 200 mm wooden
joists spaced at 300mm on centers with an effective
span of 3m. The total floor load transmitted to the
joists is 2.5kPa. If the unit weight of wood is 7 kN/m³
and elastic modulus of wood is 12x103 MPa.
(a) Determine the maximum bending stress (fp).
(b) Determine the maximum shearing stress (fy).
(c) Determine the maximum deflection (8maximum).
Expert Solution

This question has been solved!
Explore an expertly crafted, step-by-step solution for a thorough understanding of key concepts.
Step by step
Solved in 4 steps with 2 images

Recommended textbooks for you


Structural Analysis (10th Edition)
Civil Engineering
ISBN:
9780134610672
Author:
Russell C. Hibbeler
Publisher:
PEARSON

Principles of Foundation Engineering (MindTap Cou…
Civil Engineering
ISBN:
9781337705028
Author:
Braja M. Das, Nagaratnam Sivakugan
Publisher:
Cengage Learning


Structural Analysis (10th Edition)
Civil Engineering
ISBN:
9780134610672
Author:
Russell C. Hibbeler
Publisher:
PEARSON

Principles of Foundation Engineering (MindTap Cou…
Civil Engineering
ISBN:
9781337705028
Author:
Braja M. Das, Nagaratnam Sivakugan
Publisher:
Cengage Learning

Fundamentals of Structural Analysis
Civil Engineering
ISBN:
9780073398006
Author:
Kenneth M. Leet Emeritus, Chia-Ming Uang, Joel Lanning
Publisher:
McGraw-Hill Education


Traffic and Highway Engineering
Civil Engineering
ISBN:
9781305156241
Author:
Garber, Nicholas J.
Publisher:
Cengage Learning