| Size (mm) | Single Spans | |||||||
| Deck Bearers – Deck Load Width (mm) | ||||||||
| 1.0 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 6.0 | 7.0 | 8.0 | |
| 140×42 | 2.5 | 1.9 | 1.6 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 0.9 |
| 190×42 | 3.3 | 2.6 | 2.1 | 1.8 | 1.6 | 1.5 | 1.4 | 1.3 |
| 240×42 | 4.1 | 3.3 | 2.7 | 2.3 | 2.1 | 1.9 | 1.7 | 1.6 |
| 290×42 | 4.7 | 3.9 | 3.3 | 2.8 | 2.5 | 2.3 | 2.1 | 2.0 |
| 140×65 | 2.8 | 2.3 | 2.0 | 1.7 | 1.5 | 1.4 | 1.2 | 1.2 |
| 190×65 | 3.8 | 3.1 | 2.7 | 2.3 | 2.0 | 1.9 | 1.7 | 1.6 |
| 240×65 | 4.5 | 3.8 | 3.4 | 2.9 | 2.6 | 2.3 | 2.2 | 2.0 |
| 290×65 | 5.2 | 4.4 | 3.9 | 3.5 | 3.1 | 2.8 | 2.6 | 2.4 |
| 240×80 | 4.7 | 4.0 | 3.6 | 3.2 | 2.9 | 2.6 | 2.4 | 2.2 |
| Size (mm) | Continuous Spans | |||||||
| Deck Bearers – Deck Load Width (mm) | ||||||||
| 1.0 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 6.0 | 7.0 | 8.0 | |
| 140×42 | 2.7 | 1.9 | 1.6 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 0.0 |
| 190×42 | 3.7 | 2.6 | 2.1 | 1.8 | 1.6 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 1.2 |
| 240×42 | 4.7 | 3.3 | 2.7 | 2.3 | 2.1 | 1.8 | 1.6 | 1.5 |
| 290×42 | 5.6 | 4.0 | 3.3 | 2.8 | 2.5 | 2.1 | 1.8 | 1.5 |
| 140×65 | 3.2 | 2.4 | 2.0 | 1.7 | 1.5 | 1.4 | 1.2 | 1.2 |
| 190×65 | 4.3 | 3.3 | 2.7 | 2.3 | 2.0 | 1.9 | 1.7 | 1.6 |
| 240×65 | 5.4 | 4.1 | 3.4 | 2.9 | 2.6 | 2.3 | 2.2 | 2.0 |
| 290×65 | 6.3 | 5.0 | 4.1 | 3.5 | 3.1 | 2.8 | 2.6 | 2.4 |
| 240×80 | 5.7 | 4.6 | 3.7 | 3.2 | 2.9 | 2.6 | 2.4 | 2.2 |
Span values are in metres
Span values are in metres
| Member must have a minimum bearing length of 85mm at the supports. | |
| Member must have a minimum bearing length of 115mm at the supports. |
Loading Data:
Dead Load of Deck maximum 40 kg/m2 (Covers standard residential floor materials, including plasterboard ceiling below) Live Load for decks & verandahs over 1m above ground level 2.0kPa (with a check on a concentrated live load of 1.8kN anywhere) ETH LAM GL beams are manufactured straight, without any camber built into the beams. Bearer design criteria in accordance with methods presented in AS1684.1-1999, and structural timber design in accordance with AS1720.1-2010.
Notes:
- Minimum bearing lengths for support of bearers: 45mm on end spans, and 60mm internal spans. Shaded areas in the tables represent areas where longer bearing lengths may be required to achieve the span values shown.
- The span value shown is the distance between centrelines of supports.
- For continuous spans, the adjacent bearer spans may be different, but look up the larger of the spans, and the shorter span must be more than 50% of the larger span. If this rule is not met, then consider the bearers are simply supported, and look up the larger span in the single span table.
- Deflection criteria: for permanent load combinations, the lesser of Span/300, or 12mm, and for Floor Live Loads, the lesser of Span/360, or 9mm.
- For bearers the lateral restraint is assumed to be a maximum of 600mm.
- Where there are conflicts in design between loading codes (AS/NZS1170 series), timber code (AS1720.1-2010) and AS1684.1-1999, the loading codes and timber codes take preference.
- Floor dynamic load checks are not generally applicable to bearers, but these tables have been checked for these loads to ensure stable performance of these bearers.
- These deck joist designs assume the joists are initially seasoned, but may be wet in service, with an average moisture content less than 20%
The above span table values have been designed in accordance with the following codes:
- AS1720.1-2010 Timber Design Code
- AS1170.0, .1, .2-2002 Loading Codes for Limit State design, Live Loads, and Wind Loads respectively.
- AS1684.1-1999 Design Criteria for Residential Timber Framing (secondary code if in conflict with the above).
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