Busy week, but I'm still here. Let me catch up and answer some questions...
Putting a plate on the face would be an easy way to add a top flange stiffener, but the plate and fasteners would protrude on the gable face, meaning my exterior sheathing wouldn't sit flush.
Valid concern. This shed...
My worst case loading (DL + snow + 2.5x overloaded trolley at one end) puts about 5000lbf on the column. The column is 10'6" tall and has a 5.5" square cross section. I don't typically do calculations with wood, so I tried to be conservative with the properties in the tables I have, and it...
That was basically my thought as well, but are there any specific details for fastening the plates to the column? (akin to a nailing schedule, for example?) My background is ME, so the detailed requirements of civil structures are relatively foreign to me.
Yes, the steel ridge beam will double...
I'm planning to build a shed (12'x18') with a steel ridge beam supported at each end by wood columns. I've been searching for guidelines on how to properly connect the beam to the columns, but I cannot seem to find anything. Can anyone point me in the right direction? Thanks!
