Roof Load Width

Measure the length and width of the carport to determine the area of the roof in square feet.

Roof load width. In order to stay intact and in place a roof must be able to resist loads both permanent and temporary that are pushing. You can enter this value either as a ratio x 12 or as an angle whichever suits you better. 4000mm 20 cos 4256 71mm. L stands for the span of the beam in feet.

Step 2 determine dead load by identifying the amount of each construction material used in the roof. Rlw is used to calculate the sectional size of some roof members and supporting wall. 8000mm 2 4000mm. Roofs are under a lot of pressure.

If your roof is pitched enter the length and width of the flat area covered by the roof. Length and width of your roof. If you can t measure along the top chord divide the span horizontally from plate to plate by 2 then with a scientific calculator divide by cos cosine and then the pitch of the roof. Load limits on the roof of a building.

Fill in the parts of the formula that are already known. So if the span was 8000mm and the roof pitch 20 degrees then. This is the sixth video in the series on the timber framing code. For the initial calculation f can be estimated at 1 000.

You can enter these values in any units you d like including meters and feet. This video looks at roof load width rlw. F stands for the beam s fiber strength in bending which depends on the species of wood. The total load is 4 000 pounds.