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    Hay Loft floor structural analysis

    As for the wood - I know it is oak. Just not exactly sure what kind of oak, so the weakest oak wood could be assumed maybe?
  2. ScandieSconnie

    Hay Loft floor structural analysis

    Thank you all for your input. Some more information: The lower level of the barn is partially underground, so the floor of the loft (I guess calling it a loft is a bit misleading, they call it the "haymow") is effectively the ground level, at least on the side with the entry door. So the oak...
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    Hay Loft floor structural analysis

    Hello everyone, Greetings from southern Wisconsin! This is my first forum post ever, so please excuse me if I don't get the etiquette quite right.. I'm trying to do some structural analysis on the hay loft floor of an old dairy barn. My uncle wants to store big square bales up there, so it...

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