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Wood Beams Strength
Bending and compression strength of wood beams
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Compression and bending strength of some common wood species are indicated below:
| Stress (psi) | ||||||
| Wood Species | Bending | Compression | ||||
| Horizontal Shear | Perpendicular to Grain | Parallel to Grain | ||||
| Wet | Dry | Wet | Dry | Wet | Dry | |
| Birch, Yellow | 1417 | 1668 | 477 | 715 | 960 | 1200 |
| Fir, Douglas | 1417 | 1668 | 417 | 625 | 1360 | 1700 |
| Larch, Western | 1417 | 1668 | 417 | 625 | 1360 | 1700 |
| Maple, Red | 1271 | 1495 | 410 | 615 | 880 | 1100 |
| Oak, Black | 1369 | 1610 | 590 | 885 | 920 | 1150 |
| Pine, Eastern White | 1222 | 1438 | 223 | 335 | 960 | 1200 |
| Redwood | 1320 | 1553 | 433 | 650 | 1200 | 1500 |
- 1 psi (lb/in2) = 6,894.8 Pa (N/m2) = 6.895x10-3 N/mm2
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- Beams and Columns - Deflection and stress, moment of inertia, section modulus and technical information of beams and columns
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