6.2.2   Checking the loads to the timber beams
The coils rest on two beams of 15 x 15 cm cross-section and a length of t = 140 cm. The loaded length from each coil is r = 90 cm. With the extension of (t - r) = 50 cm and the load of 4.5 t the necessary section modulus for each beam is taken from the diagram in Figure 16 with about 280 cm³.

The beams have a section modulus of 513 cm³ (Table 1). Also the extension of 50 cm is well within permissible limits.



Figure 16: Required section modulus for timber beam bedding



dimensions in cm 10 x 10 12 x 12 15 x 15 20 x 20
section modulus in cm³     152 263 513 1217

Table 1: Section modules of timber beams (with 3 % shrinkage)
 
 

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