Thread: Timber Framing Code

Originally Posted by chanquetas

Duckman I did say I was going to overengineer it. I think 600mm is too big.

How do you "overengineer" something if you dont know how to "engineer" it in the first place.

To an optimist the glass is half full.
To a pessimist the glass is half empty.
To an engineer it's designed just right, having a 2:1 safety margin.

Originally Posted by pawnhead

To an engineer it's designed just right, having a 2:1 safety margin.

I thought it was:

To an engineer the glass is twice as big as it needs to be.

Hi All.
Have been following this thread with interest as I also believe that Standards Australia overcharge.
Some time back ther was an analogy drawn with AMSA's Marine Orders and Duckman commented to the effect that this was not a true analagy as Australian Standards are produced by scientists, engineers and "other professionals".
Before I retired I was heavily involved in the drawing up of the National Standard for Commercial Vessels, which is the State and Territory equivalent of Marine Orders, and I can assure Duckman that both Marine Orders and the NSCV involved, and still do involve, a vast amount of work by very professional people in the maritime industry. This work in addition to their normal workload and is unpaid.

While I am not decrying Standards Australia, I still reckon that they are far too expensive.

Bill

Originally Posted by Feralbilly

While I am not decrying Standards Australia, I still reckon that they are far too expensive.

Bill

That program posted by willingbark is extremely comprehensive, dealing with every condition imaginable in Australia. However it's also very difficult to use if you're just looking for something more general. Here's a few other links that I picked up browsing these forums: -

DPR Span Tables, http://www.fordtimbers.com.au/dpr_span_tables.htm

Hyne, http://www.hyne.com.au/pagefiles/spantables.htm

Futurebuild, (Hyjoist, Hybeam, Hyspan, Hychord, LVL beams) http://www.chhfuturebuild.com/WSMApa...0209-1,00.html