mrelet
Mechanical
- Nov 1, 2001
- 49
I am building a roof over a deck to screen-in. Due to the form of the deck, supports are to be 19'6" apart and a beam is required for that span. The beam will carry a distributed load and a point load from two different roofs. [Point load is from the support of another beam] At 30psf load for my area, I calculate that (3)2x12-20' will carry the load with a deflection=0.7 inch. [with L/240=0.975].
My questions are:
(1) will a point load be allowed?
(2) Can I add assurance with a King Post truss and metal tensile members? This type of truss appears simple to site-build. Any recommendations on truss details?
My questions are:
(1) will a point load be allowed?
(2) Can I add assurance with a King Post truss and metal tensile members? This type of truss appears simple to site-build. Any recommendations on truss details?