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Species / Grade

Beam Width (actual)

1 in24 in

Beam Depth (actual)

3 in24 in

Beam Span

1 ft40 ft

Uniform Distributed Load

lbs/ft

10 lbs/ft20,000 lbs/ft

Deflection Limit

Overall Result

Pass - meets all three checks

Combined result across the deflection, bending, and shear checks.

Actual Deflection

0.102

Calculated deflection under the given load.

Allowable Deflection

0.333

Deflection limit based on the selected L over n ratio.

Actual Bending Stress

609.5

Calculated bending stress under the given load.

Allowable Bending Stress (Fb)

900

Reference allowable bending stress for the selected species and grade.

Actual Shear Stress

57.1

Calculated horizontal shear stress under the given load.

Allowable Shear Stress (Fv)

180

Reference allowable shear stress for the selected species and grade.

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