• Figure below shows a house floor which uses 50 mm wide x 150 mm deep timber joists spaced at 400 mm centres. If the permissible stress in the timber is limited to 7.5 N/mm?, determine the maximum allowable simply supported span of the floor if it supports the following loads: • Dead Load of floor • Imposed Load of floor = 1.5kN/m² maximum = 0.45kN/m2 Floor boards Ceiling Span 150 Joist 50 400 mm 6/23/2021 28

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• Figure below shows a house floor which uses 50 mm wide x 150 mm
deep timber joists spaced at 400 mm centres. If the maximum
permissible stress in the timber is limited to 7.5 N/mm2, determine the
maximum allowable simply supported span of the floor if it supports the
following loads:
• Dead Load of floor
• Imposed Load of floor = 1.5kN/m²
= 0.45kN/m?
Floor boards
Span
Ceiling
150
Joist
50
400 mm
6/23/2021
28
Transcribed Image Text:• Figure below shows a house floor which uses 50 mm wide x 150 mm deep timber joists spaced at 400 mm centres. If the maximum permissible stress in the timber is limited to 7.5 N/mm2, determine the maximum allowable simply supported span of the floor if it supports the following loads: • Dead Load of floor • Imposed Load of floor = 1.5kN/m² = 0.45kN/m? Floor boards Span Ceiling 150 Joist 50 400 mm 6/23/2021 28
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