DESIGN THE FOLLOWING:

T&G
FLOOR JOIST
FLOOR BEAM
PURLINS

Specifications:
Spacing of Floor Joist = 0.30 m
Unsupported Length of Joist = 3.0 m
Apitong Wood: @ 80% Stress Grade
fb= 17.18 mPa
fv = 2.0 mPa
(Allowable Deflection)
Ew = 8.01 GPa

DESIGN OF FLOOR SYSTEM

1. DESIGN OF T & G
Concrete Floor Topping = 3 cm
Occupancy Load = 1.20 KPa
T & G Width = 300 mm
T & G Thickness = 20 mm
Weight of Concrete = 23.60 KN/m3
Weight of Wood = 6.29 KN/m3

Load Computation:
a. Dead Load
Weight of Concrete Topping = 23 KN/m3 (0.03 m)(0.30 m)
Weight of Concrete Topping = 0.2124 KN/m

Weight of Wood = 6.29 KN/m3 (h)(0.30 m)

Weight of Wood = 1.887h KN/m

b. Live Load
Occupancy Load = 1.20 kPa (0.30 m)
Occupancy Load = 0.36 KN/m

Dead Load + Live Load

(0.2124 KN/m + 1.887h KN/m) + 0.36 KN/m
0.5724 KN/m + 1.887h KN/m

Moment Computation:
m(continuous beam) = where L = 0.30 m

m(continuous beam) =
 m(continuous beam)

Check Requirements of the following:

a. fb = 17.18 mPa where: b = 0.30 m

m = 0.051516 KN.m (1000 N/KN)(1000 mm/m)

m = 51516 N.mm

fb =
17.18 mPa =

d2 =
d=
d = 7.744 mm

b. fv = 2.0 mPa

Since V =
V=
V = 1717.2 N

fv =
2.0 N/mm2 =

d = 4.293 mm

c. Deflection

1.5 mm

I=

I=
I = 25 d3

1.5 mm =

d3 = 200.9831 mm3
d = 5.8576 mm

Increase d to hold its own weight.

d= mm

2. DESIGN OF FLOOR JOIST

Spacing of Floor Joist = 0.30 m
Unsupported Length= 3.0 m

Load Computation:
Load due to T & G = 0.5724 KN/m + 1.887h KN/m
Since d of T & G used = 20 mm
Wload = 0. 5724 KN/m + 1.887h KN/m (0.012 m)
Wload = 0.61014 KN/m

W=
W = 2.0338 KN/m2

WFJ = (2.0338 KN/m2)(0.30 m)

WFJ = 0.61014 KN/m

Moment Computation:
m(simply supported) =

m(simply supported) =
m(simply supported) = 0.68641 KN.m

Check Requirements of the following:

a. fb = 17.18 mPa Assume: b = 50 mm

m = 0.68641 KN.m (1000 N/KN)(1000 mm/m)

m = 686410 N.mm

fb =
17.18 mPa =
d=
d = 69.2422 mm

b. fv = 2.0 mPa

Since V =

V=
V = 915.21 N

fv =
2.0 N/mm2 =
 d = 13.72815 mm

c. Deflection

15 mm

I=

I=
I = 4.167 d3

15 mm =

d=
d = 108.7265 mm

d = 125 mm and b = 50 mm for floor joist spaced at 0.30 m with unsupported length =
3.0 m.

3. DESIGN OF FLOOR BEAM

A wooden beam supports the floor joist carrying 3 KN each spaced at every 0.30m on
center with an unsupported length of 3.0 meters.

Calculation:

Reaction @ supports
Efv = 0
RA + RB = (11)(3) = 33 KN
Since RA = RB by symmetry
RA = RB = 16.50 KN
Check requirements of the following:

a. fb = 17.18 mPa Assume: b = 150 mm

mmax = 37.5 KN.m

m = 37.5 KN.m (1000 N/KN)(1000 mm/m)

m = 37500000 N.mm

fb =
17.18 mPa =
d=
d = 295.4841 mm
d 300 mm

b. fv = 2.0 mPa
Vmax = 16.50 KN(1000 N/KN) = 16500 N

fv =
2.0 N/mm2 =
d = 82.5 mm

c. Deflection

15 mm

I=

I=
I = 12.5 d3

Uniformly Distributed Load

= 11 KN/m
W = 11 KN/m (1000 N/KN)(1 m/1000 mm)
 W = 11 N/mm

15 mm =

d=
d = 197.68 mm

d = 300 mm and b = 150 mm for floor beam supporting the floor joist carrying 3KN each.
Spaced at every 0.30 m with an unsupported length = 3.0 m.

4. DESIGN OF PURLINS
The wooden rectangular purlin of the structure has a span of 3.0 m. it is mounted on the
top of the top down of a Howe truss with a pitch of and subjected to the following
loads:
a. Wind Pressure = 20 PSF
b. Roof Load = 0.172 KPa (Asphalt Shingles) with 12 mm thick plywood
c. Live Load = 1.0 KPa

Pitch of Roof = 26.57o

Conversion:
20 lbs/ft2 x x x x = 0.96 KPa

Using Duchemins Formula:

Pn =
Pn =
Pn = 11.3375 KPa

tan = ; = tan-1 (0.5)

= 26.57

WN = PN + Wcos

WT = Wsin

Assume spacing of Purlins = 0.60 m

PN = 11.3375 KPa (0.60 m) = 6.8025 KN/m

WDL = 0.172 KPa (0.60 m) = 0.1032 KN/m

WLL = 1.0 KPa (0.60 m) = 0.60 KN/m

 Normal Forces Tangent Forces
PN = 6.8025 KN/m 0
WDL cos = (0.1032 KN/m)(cos 26.57 ) WDL sin = (0.1032 KN/m)(sin 26.57 )
= 0.0923 KN/m =0.04616 KN/m

WLL cos = (0.60 KN/m)( cos 26.57 ) WLL sin = (0.60 KN/m)( sin 26.57 )
= 0.5366 KN/m = 0.2684 KN/m

(Normal)
WN = PN + WDL (cos 26.57 ) + WLL (cos 26.57 )
WN = 6.8025 KN/m + 0.0923 KN/m + 0.5366 KN/m
WN = 7.4314 KN/m

(Tangent)
WT = WDL (sin 26.57 ) + WLL (sin 26.57 )
WT = 0.04616 KN/m + 0.2684 KN/m
WT = 0.31456 KN/m

Calculation of Moment Acting:

MN =

MN =
MN = 8.36 KN.m

MT =

MT =
MT = 0.3539 KN.m

Flexure
fb2 = fbN2 + fbT2 Assume: b = 150 mm

fbn =
17.18 mPa =

dn 2 =

dn 2 = 19464.494 mm2
dn = 139.52 mm 150 mm

fbT =
17.18 mPa =

dT =

dT = 4.4932 mm 12 mm
Check for fb b = 150 mm dn = 150 mm dT = 12 mm

fbn =
fbn =
fbn = 14.862 mPa

fbT =
fbT =
fbT = 3.77493 mPa

fb allow = 17.18 mPa

2
fb actual = bn + fbT 2
=
fb actual = 15.334 mPa

fb allow fb actual
17.18 mPa 15.334 mPa

Shearing Stress
Fv2 = fvN2 + fvT2 Assume: b = 150 mm

fv =

VN = =
VN = 11.1471 KN

VT = =
VT = 0.47184 KN

fvn =

fvn =

2.0 N/mm2 = =
dn = 55.73355 mm 75 mm

fvT =

fvT =
2.0 N/mm2 = =
dn = 2.3592 mm 12 mm

Check for fv b = 150 mm dn = 75 mm dT = 12 mm

fvn =
fvn =
fvn = 1.4862 mPa

fvT =
fvT =
fvT = 0.3932 mPa

fv allow = 2.0 mPa

2
fv actual = vn + fvT 2
=
fv actual = 1.5374 mPa

fv allow fv actual
2.0 mPa 1.5374 mPa