Rafters and ceiling ties to NDS 2024
Sloped rafters with a ridge board or structural ridge: the thrust at the heel, ceiling joist or raised tie, birdsmouth, heel nailing and the IRC heel table as a comparison.
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What you get
From the inputs to a finished rafters and ceiling ties calculation
The applicable checks, step by step
Every check to NDS 2024 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 rafters and ceiling ties is tested
Against published examples and hand calculations from the code equations, on every change. The method and the sources.
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