Design, floor joists in a domestic building to span between walls 3.0m apart.
the construction of the floor is
18mm timber boards
joists
15mm overall plasterboard + skim coat
The joists are 50mm wide and at 450mm centres
The permissible stress in the timber is 5.3N/mm(squared) and the elstic modulus of the timber is 8000N/mm(squared)
the deflection must be limited at 0.3% of the span.
berkeman
Jul31-08, 04:19 PM
Could i have some help with the following:
Design, floor joists in a domestic building to span between walls 3.0m apart.
the construction of the floor is
18mm timber boards
joists
15mm overall plasterboard + skim coat
The joists are 50mm wide and at 450mm centres
The permissible stress in the timber is 5.3N/mm(squared) and the elstic modulus of the timber is 8000N/mm(squared)
the deflection must be limited at 0.3% of the span.
What is your background? What city is this in? What are the local codes regarding this kind of construction? You need a licensed engineer to make those calculations for you -- one who is familiar with your municipality's building codes and inspectors.
FredGarvin
Aug1-08, 12:24 PM
Is this homework? If not, there's not much of a chance for getting an accurate result without knowing local building codes.
russ_watters
Aug1-08, 03:09 PM
Even if we had a PE structural engineer as a member or on staff, we wouldn't condone giving such advice since we can't be sure this isn't a code violation (a homeowner trying to do his own structural engineering).
john paul jr
Aug3-08, 01:20 PM
Thanks for getting back to me this is actually a college assignment that ive been stuck on for quite a while that i needed help on for designing the floor joists.
Cyclovenom
Aug3-08, 01:36 PM
Ok so is a college assignment. Start off by showing your work, so we can know with what you are having problems.
nvn
Aug4-08, 10:15 PM
john paul jr: Do you have the density of the timber boards, and of the joist material? Do you have the density of plasterboard? Do you have the floor applied live load per unit area?