Timber Design
Section 4
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4.3 Input Specification
A typical set of input commands for STAAD TIMBER DESIGN is
listed below:
UNIT KIP INCH
PARAMETER
CODE TIMBER
GLULAM 1:16F-V3-DF/DF MEMB 1 TO 14
GLULAM 1:24F-V5-SP/SP MEMB 15 TO 31
GLULAM 20F-V1-DF/WW MEMB 32 TO 41
LAMIN 1.375 LY 168.0 MEMB 5 9 15 TO 31
LZ 176.0 MEMB 1 TO 4 6 7 8 10 TO 14
LUZ 322.6 ALL
LUY 322.6 ALL
WET 1.0 ALL
CDT 1.33
NSF 0.85
BEAM 1.0 ALL
CHECK CODE 1 TO 14
SELECT MEMB 15 TO 31
Input Commands and Parameters Explained
Specify PARAMETER and then CODE TIMBER to start TIMBER
DESIGN before specifying the input parameters. The user must
provide the timber grade (GLULAM GRADE) for each member he
intends to design. The parameters can be specified for all or
specified list of members. If a parameter is not specified, the
default value is assigned to it. See following INPUT
PARAMETERS LIST TABLE for description and default values of
the parameters.
Glulam Grade & Allowable Stresses from Table
The allowable stresses for GLULAM members are read in from
Table-1 and Table-2 of AITC for design values for Structural