With these factors the lightest joist will have a maximum span of 17 feet 8 inches.
12 floor truss span.
1 ft 0 3048 m.
Span refers to the length of the i joist.
Dead load weight of structure and fixed loads 10 lbs ft 2.
Tcdl 10 psf and bcdl 5 psf 3.
Openings are to be located in the center of the span max opening width is 24 inches 7.
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Up to 40 open framing for plumbing.
And parallel to floor truss span strongback lateral supports 24 max.
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6 12 2 12 40 43 59 42 49 62 45 56 66 48 57 71 6 12 2 5 12 37 38 52 38 44 57 41 50 61 44 52 66 6 12 3 12 33 33 45 35 38 52 38 43 56 40 46 60 6 12 3 5 12 28 28 38 32 32 44 34 37 50 36 39 54 6 12 4 12 22 22 31 26 26 36 30 30 41 32 32 44 alpine truss designs are engineered to meet specific span configuration.
Tcll top chord floor live load 2.
The l 480 table with a 40 per square foot live load and a 20 per square foot dead load with a depth of 11 7 8 inches will give you spans according to joint weight.
This is the most common as the typical span is 15 feet.
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Spans shown are in feet 4.
Floor truss span tables alpine engineered products 17 these allowable spans are based on nds 91.
Custom trusses up to 100 span.
Though construction lumber cannot span as far as floor trusses or i joists it is readily available and when used within its strength capabilities construction lumber will produce a solid feeling floor system.
2 grade of douglas fir are indicated below.
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Live load is weight of furniture wind snow and more.
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Live load l 480 total load l 360 5.
Top and bottom chords braced by structural sheathing 6.
Dimensional lumber floor joists 2 x 8 2 x 10 and 2 x 12 construction lumber was the popular choice for floor joists before floor trusses and i joists were developed.
This sample table gives minimum floor joist sizes for joists spaced at 16 inches and 24 inches on center o c for 2 grade lumber with 10 pounds per square foot of dead load and 40 pounds of live load which is typical of normal residential construction.
Maximum deflection is limited by l 360 or l 480 under live load.
1 psf lb f ft 2 47 88 n m 2.
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72 5 0 mi ni m u m girder floor truss floor truss jacks a a bearing wall girder floor truss floor truss jacks bearing wall cantilevered floor truss two 2x rim joists 24 max.
Roof floor truss manual 7 31 08 10 43 am page 12.