Timber hip rafter design

neil · 7th July 2008, 10:54 PM

Can you calculate hip rafters with this software?

How do you enter loadings for a hip roof where the roof joists are only attached to the rafters? ie a foot above the wall plate.

Thanks

Tony Bryer · 7th July 2008, 11:24 PM

Rafter design currently is outside the scope of SuperBeam. As a rafter is an inclined member the design process consists of resolving the applied load(s) into a perpendicular load (causing bending) and an axial load (causing compression), the combined bending and compression then being checked

7th July 2008, 10:54 PM	#1
neil Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 1	Timber hip rafter design Can you calculate hip rafters with this software? How do you enter loadings for a hip roof where the roof joists are only attached to the rafters? ie a foot above the wall plate. Thanks

7th July 2008, 11:24 PM	#2
Tony Bryer Administrator Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Melbourne, Australia Posts: 829	Re: Timber hip rafter design Rafter design currently is outside the scope of SuperBeam. As a rafter is an inclined member the design process consists of resolving the applied load(s) into a perpendicular load (causing bending) and an axial load (causing compression), the combined bending and compression then being checked __________________ Tony Bryer, Greentram Software Pty Ltd

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