Glulam Ridge Beam Span Table. The high strength and stiffness of laminated timbers enable glulam beams and arches to span large distances without intermediate columns, allowing more design flexibility than with traditional timber construction. En s and lintels to be used for domestic and residential self contained dwellings. Beam and block load/span tables t155.
Glenfort's glulam beams are used for a range of purposes from feature truss and ridge beams through to large span structural beams.
Glulam beam span tables, revision 3, february 2015 1 introduction this submission presents design span em tu ign tables for techlam gl8, gl10 and gl12 grade gluelaminated rafters, ridge beams. The tables include values for section properties and capacities and allowable loads for simple span and. The closer you space joists, the. En s and lintels to be used for domestic and residential self contained dwellings. Beam span is 16' colum to colum and from beam to ridge the span is 15' with a 5 on 12 pitch. Fewer posts on upper level decks are typically more desirable to the occupants and this drives the use of larger framing materials for longer spans. How to read floor beam span tables (page includes a span calculator). Table specifications are provided with each table indicating conditions and assumptions used to calculate the loads.
