Floor Plate Allowable Span

Maximum floor joist span for no.

Floor plate allowable span.

Many of the stress and deflection equations and calculators referenced from. This sets an allowable first floor live load of 40 psf a dead load of 10 psf and a deflection of l 360. 2 grade of douglas fir are indicated below. Use the span tables below to determine allowable lengths of joists and rafters based on size and standard design loads.

The distance you can span a 2 by 10 joist without additional support depends on the species and grade of the wood how far apart the joists are and the expected load on the joists. Live load is weight of furniture wind snow and more. Specialty steel manufacturer fabricator distributor since 1952. Brown campbell fiberglass diamond plate flooring load information.

Dead load weight of structure and fixed loads 10 lbs ft 2. Tables 2a through 2c apply to apa rated osb sheathing apa rated osb structural i sheathing and apa rated osb sturd i floor respectively. 1 psf lb f ft 2 47 88 n m 2. Step 1 check the code.

For sanded plywood panels see table 3. For this example i ll use the icc which serves as the model for many state and local codes. The values given in tables 1 and 2 represent the maximum allowable loads for plywood or osb. First check the local code for allowable live load dead load and deflection see figure 2.

The follow web pages contain engineering design calculators that will determine the amount of deflection and stress a flat plate of known thickness will deflect under the specified load and distribution. Flat plates stress deflection equations and calculators. Slip resistantfloorplate load table thickness inches span 3003aluminumfloorplate 333 148 83 53 37 0 13 0 30 0 53 0 83 1 19 750 333 188 120 83 61 47 0 09 0 20 0 35 0 55 0 79 1 08 1 41. Brown campbell floor plate product specifications.

The loading includes the weight of the structure and other fixed weights which are defined as the dead load. Table 1d applies to apa rated plywood structural i sturd i floor.