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Wood Element Bending Capacity (EC5)

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Input
Element section and dimensions
Material
Loads

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today

today

Output
Element verification

per EN 1995-1-1:2004* & EN 338*

Wood Element Bending Moment Capacity Calculation

Maximum working loads (Ultimate Limit State)

My,Ed=
4
kN*m
bending moment y-y
Mz,Ed=

0.5

kN*m

bending moment z-z

Element dimensions - Rectangular cross section

Ly.b =
3000 cm
element buckling length about y-y
Lz.b =

280

cm

element buckling length about z-z

h=
d=

20
15

cm
cm

height
depth

Section Properties
A=
d*h =
d*h3/12 =
IY =
Iz =

2
300.00 cm
4
10000.00 cm
4
5625.00 cm

d *h/12 =

section area
moment of inertia about y-y axis
moment of inertia about z-z axis
per EN 338-97 - Table 1

Material characteristics
Wood strength class:
C14
2
N/mm
fm,k =
14
m =

Characteristic bending strength

1.3

per EN 1995-1-1 - Table 2.3

1.3 for solid timber, 1.25 for glued laminated timber

kh =

0.2

min( (150/h)

; 1.3) =

1.00

per EN 1995-1-1 - Section 3.2 (3), formula (3.1)

for timber with density less than 700 kg/m3 and

h > 150mm

h < 150mm the characteristic valus of fm,k and

ft,0,k may be increased by the factor kh

kmod =

0.9

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

2
9.69 N/mm

/ m =

design bending strength about y and z axis

per EN 1995-1-1 - Section 2.4.1, formula (2.14)

m.y.d =

My,Ed * (h/2) / Iy =

m.z.d =

Mz,Ed * (d/2) / Iz =

km =

4.00 N/mm
2
0.67 N/mm

Design bending stress about the principal y axis

Design bending stress about the principal z axis

0.7 for rectangular sections

Check on for y-y axis

( m.y.d / fm.y.d ) + km * ( m.z.d / fm.z.d ) =

per EN 1995-1-1 - Section 6.1.6 (2)

0.461

<1

per EN 1995-1-1 - Section 6.1.6, formula (6.11)

<1

per EN 1995-1-1 - Section 6.1.6, formula (6.12)

element OK
Check on for z-z axis
km * ( m.y.d / fm.y.d ) + ( m.z.d / fm.z.d ) =

0.358
element OK

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