Notched and tapered member ends to NDS 2024 3.4.3, 3.4.4, 4.4.3, 5.4.5
Sawn and glulam beam ends notched on the tension or compression face, taper cuts and interior notches: shear at the notch, bearing, net section and the notch limits of the code (NDS 2024).
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What you get
From the inputs to a finished notched and tapered member ends calculation
The applicable checks, step by step
Every check to NDS 2024 3.4.3, 3.4.4, 4.4.3, 5.4.5 with its equation, the values that go into it, the result and the code section, and the governing case up front. Results update as you type.
A calculation report a reviewer can follow
Inputs, load combinations, every check with its result and reference, and the governing case, in a clear PDF with your title block.
Drawings
Where the calculation has a shape to draw: elevations, sections and the diagrams, on a sheet with your title block, as PDF or DXF.
Your units, your method
US or metric units at any time, LRFD or ASD where the code offers both; the report follows.
Verification
How the notched and tapered member ends is tested
Against hand calculations from the code equations, on every change. The method and the sources.
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