Bearing Area Factor in Timber Engineering Formulas

Bearing area factor is used to increase design values for concentrated loads on wood perpendicular to the grain. And is denoted by C_b.

Formulas to find Bearing Area Factor in Timber Engineering

fxBearing Area FactorGo

fxAdjusted Design Value for Compression Perpendicular to GrainGo

fxBearing Length given Bearing Area FactorGo

fx Length of Bearing Go

What is the Bearing Area Factor?

Bearing area factor is used to increase design values for concentrated loads on wood perpendicular to the grain.

Can the Bearing Area Factor be negative?

{YesorNo}, the Bearing Area Factor, measured in {OutputVariableMeasurementName} {CanorCannot} be negative.

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