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Timber Strut Designer to AS1720.1
The calculator computes the axial compression capacity of a timber strut.
All calculations are performed in accordance with
AS 1720.1-2010
.
Calculation
Material Properties
Timber species
:
Pine, radiata (Australia)
Seasoned or unseasoned
:
Seasoned
Stress grade
:
F17
Hardwood or softwood
:
Hardwood
Compression strength parallel to grain, f'c
:
34
Modulus of elasticity parallel to grain, E
:
14000
Timber density
:
800
kg/m3
Section and Member Geometry
D
:
75 mm
B
:
50 mm
L
:
1.80 m
Lax
:
1.80 m
Lay
:
1.80 m
Design Compression Capacity
ϕ
:
0.85
Nd,c
:
102
N
d
,
c
=
ϕ
k
1
k
4
k
6
k
12
f
c
′
A
g
N_{d,c} = \phi k_1k_4k_6k_{12}f'_cA_g
N
d
,
c
=
ϕ
k
1
k
4
k
6
k
12
f
c
′
A
g
Modification Factor details
k1
:
0.94
k4
:
1
k6
:
1
k12
:
1.00