Construction Materials And Testing2D
Wood and Timber - Theory & Concepts - Materials Timber Beam Flexure
Structure, properties, defects, and preservation of wood as a construction material.
Open the complete lessonTimber Beam Stresses
Vary beam size, span, load, and wood species to observe stress profiles and evaluate design margins.
Beam Span (L)4.0 m
Beam Width (b)100 mm
Beam Depth (h)200 mm
Midspan Point Load (P)5.0 kN
Assumes a simply supported beam under a single concentrated load at midspan. Max deflection occurs at $x = L/2$.
Bending Stress ($\sigma$)
Shear Stress ($\tau$)
Bending Stress ($f_b$)
7.50 MPa
Allowable: 10.0 MPa
Shear Stress ($f_v$)
0.19 MPa
Allowable: 1.10 MPa