Eurocode 5 Timber Design Software
Thie free SkyCiv Eurocode timber beam calculator supports the design of both beams and columns to Eurocode 5: Design of timber structures (BS EN 1995-1-1). The Eurocode timber design calculator includes a full library of timber materials for solid, glulam and LVL timber for a variety of species, types and grades. The Eurocode 5 tool allows engineers to design multiple service classes and load durations. It incorporates timber checks for ultimate limit state (ULS) and serviceability limit state (SLS), ensuring compliance with safety regulations. With comprehensive calculations and outputs, it enables users to analyze critical parameters such as bending moments, shear forces, and deflections, ensuring the structural integrity of timber elements.
About the BS EN 1995 Timber Design Calculator
What type of timber members can be solved in the Eurocode 5 calculator?
The SkyCiv Eurocode 5 timber member calculator can solve both beam and column timber members. When designing timber beams are generally designed to resist bending moments and shear forces as they generally carry and transfer loads horizontally. Timber columns however are generally subject to eccentric loads and hence axial forces so the design of these elements should check that they are capable of safely carrying these vertical loads and do not become insatiable under the axial loads.
Where is Eurocode timber design used?
Eurocode timber design is used in the design of residential, commercial building and bridges for all European Union Member States as well as other bib European Union states like Norway, Switzerland and Turkey. Eurocode is also integrated into UK practice through the British Standards Institution as part of the BS EN 1995 standard.
What does Eurocode 5 Design of Timber Structures cover?
Eurocode 5 or BS EN 1995-1-1 cover the design of timber structures for timber including solid, sawn, planed timber as well as glued laminated timber and other wood-based structural products like LVL (Laminated Veneer Lumber). Eurocode 5 is broken into two district parts including:
- Part 1
- EN 1995-1-1:2004 or Eurocode 5: Design of timber structures - Part 1-1: General - Common rules and rules for buildings
- EN 1995-1-2:2004 or Eurocode 5: Design of timber structures - Part 1-2: General - Structural fire design
- Part 2
- EN 1995-2:2004 or Eurocode 5: Design of timber structures - Part 2: Bridges
What design forces can be used?
The BS EN 1995 timber design tool allows the following design forces to be used as per Eurocode 5:
- Torsion
- Axial Force (P)
- Shear Force in Y and Z Directions
- Bending Force in Y and Z Directions
What results are available?
A wide range of results are available in the Eurocode timber design calculator as both design values and utility ratios. The Eurocode 5 timber design calculator includes support for the following results:
Design Values
- Major Bending Strength (fm,z,d)
- Major Bending Stress (σm,z,d)
- Minor Bending Strength (fm,y,d)
- Minor Bending Stress (σm,y,d)
- Major Shear Strength (fv,z,d)
- Major Shear Stress (τv,z,d)
- Minor Shear Strength (fv,y,d)
- Minor Shear Stress (τv,y,d)
- Tensile Strength Parallel (ft,0,d)
- Tensile Stress Parallel (σt,0,d)
- Compression Strength Parallel (fc,0,d)
- Compression Stress Parallel (σc,0,d)
- Compression Strength Perpendicular (fc,90,d)
- Compression Stress Perpendicular (σc,90,d)
- Torsional Stress (τtor,d)
Utility Ratios
- Major Bending Capacity
- Minor Bending Capacity
- Bending Capacity equation (6.11)
- Bending Capacity equation (6.12)
- Major Shear Capacity
- Minor Shear Capacity
- Tensile Capacity || grain
- Compression Capacity || grain
- Compression Capacity ⊥ grain
- Torsion
- Combined Bending and Axial Tension 1
- Combined Bending and Axial Tension 2
- Combined Bending and Axial Compression 1
- Combined Bending and Axial Compression 2
- Combined Shear and Torsion
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