Getting information from the databases

 

We trust that entering those numbers was a trivial task. You've just experienced part of the advantage of using the Structural Engineering Library ...simply entering data into a form.

 

We still have two critical items to specify.....the stress properties of the wood member to use and the physical size of the beam.

 

First, let's retrieve the stress properties.   For this sample we want to use Douglas-Fir glued-laminated timber of type 24F-V8. Please follow these steps...

 

Display the General Tab and click on the Wood Species button. The following database window will be displayed.

 

 

 

By default ALL timber stress types are displayed. We want to display ONLY the glued-laminated sections for Douglas Fir.

 

Change the check boxes for Size Classes to Show to be ONLY Glued-Laminated

 

 

Change the Species drop list to show Douglas-Fir.

 

The result of these choices will be a list of stress grades as shown....

 

 

 

Highlight the last entry Douglas-Fir 24F-V8 as shown and select the [Select] button. Immediately the stress information area on the General Tab will be updated to reflect your selection....

 

 

Next, let's retrieve the data for a 5-1/8" x 24" Glu-Lam Beam  

 

 

Display the General Tab and click on the Stress button. The following database window will be displayed.

 

 

 

Change the check boxes for Select Types to Display checkboxes to be ONLY Glued-Laminated

 

 

The result of this choice will be a list of glu-lam beams. Navigate the database using the scroll bar and highlight the 5-1/8" x 24" beam as shown below.

 

 

Select the  button. Immediately the beam size information area on the General Tab will be updated to reflect your

selection....