A timber cantilever given in the figure below is subjected to a concentrated load, F = 1.5 kN. The beam is made of three boards connected together by 8-mm-diameter timber nails (shown in red); the shear strength of which is f = 20 MPa. Design the nail spacing. 50 mm 200 mm 50 mm 200 mm nails nails 100 mm cross-section F

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A timber cantilever given in the figure below is subjected to a concentrated load, F = 1.5 kN.
The beam is made of three boards connected together by 8-mm-diameter timber nails (shown in red); the shear
strength of which is f = 20 MPa. Design the nail spacing.
50 mm
200 mm
50 mm
200 mm
nails
nails
100 mm
cross-section
F
Transcribed Image Text:A timber cantilever given in the figure below is subjected to a concentrated load, F = 1.5 kN. The beam is made of three boards connected together by 8-mm-diameter timber nails (shown in red); the shear strength of which is f = 20 MPa. Design the nail spacing. 50 mm 200 mm 50 mm 200 mm nails nails 100 mm cross-section F
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