CS BEAM - Roseburg
CS BEAM USER REFERENCE GUIDE F-BEAM USAGEUG 14 v1.0 2014 Simpson Strong-Tie Company Inc. TABLE OF CONTENTS CS BEAM ......................................................................................................................................... 1 TABLE OF CONTENTS .............................................................................................................. 2 CS BEAM OVERVIEW ................................................................................................................ 3 PRESETS .................................................................................................................................... 4 DEFAULTS TAB ...................................................................................................................... 5 DEFLECTION CRITERIA TAB .............................................................................................. 19 USER INFORMATION TAB .................................................................................................. 21 VIBRATION CONDITIONS TAB............................................................................................ 22 MARGINS TAB ...................................................................................................................... 26 DESIGN OVERIDES TAB ..................................................................................................... 27 MENUS ...................................................................................................................................... 34 FILE MENU ............................................................................................................................ 34 EDIT MENU ........................................................................................................................... 36 VIEW MENU .......................................................................................................................... 38 WINDOW MENU ................................................................................................................... 40 HELP MENU .......................................................................................................................... 43 INPUT INTERFACE................................................................................................................... 44 JOB DATA TAB ..................................................................................................................... 46 MEMBER DESCRIPTION TAB ............................................................................................. 47 BEARINGS TAB .................................................................................................................... 56 LOADING TAB ....................................................................................................................... 63 HOLES TAB ........................................................................................................................... 68 PRODUCTS TAB................................................................................................................... 70 CALC SHEET AND ANALYSIS ............................................................................................. 71 F-BEAM USAGEUG 14 v1.0 2014 Simpson Strong-Tie Company Inc. Page | 2 CS BEAM OVERVIEW CS Beam is a beam design application that performs single member sizing analysis to determine the most efficient material for beams, headers and joists based on specified design criteria. The first time using CS Beam, it is recommended that the program Presets be modified, since load analysis is based on a series of user-defined settings. CS Beam Main Screen F-BEAM USAGEUG 14 v1.0 2014 Simpson Strong-Tie Company Inc. Page | 3 PRESETS Presets are user-defined settings applied by CS Beam in specific situations. Program presets define default program values, set deflection criteria, establish vibration conditions, set the preferred framing member analysis approach, as well as a variety of other tasks. Clicking the Presets icon or selecting Edit > Presets displays the Presets window. Presets Icon and Edit > Menu Presets Window F-BEAM USAGEUG 14 v1.0 2014 Simpson Strong-Tie Company Inc. Page | 4 DEFAULTS TAB This tab displays basic defaults for program measurements, loads, bracing, and materials. Presets Defaults Tab UNITS Select either Imperial Units or Metric Units as the default system for member lengths, slopes, loads, and other measurements. Default Tab: Units F-BEAM USAGEUG 14 v1.0 2014 Simpson Strong-Tie Company Inc. Page | 5 BUILDING CODE Select the default Building Code from the list. NOTE: Most jurisdictions in the United States use the IBC/IRC building code. Canadian building codes include options for NBCC, ABC, BCBC, MBC and OBC. Default Tab: Building Code Certain Building Codes may require additional fields. For Canadian Building Codes, select Residential, Commercial, or Post Disaster from the Building Type list and Normal (Part 9) or Normal (Part 4) from the Importance Category list. Default Tab: Canadian Building Codes F-BEAM USAGEUG 14 v1.0 2014 Simpson Strong-Tie Company Inc. Page | 6 CLEAR SPAN Check Clear Span and the member design span is defined based on the distance between the supports plus a bearing length of 1¾" split between the ends of the member (7/8” on each end). For a full description of design span for a non-clear span condition, see the Design Span Evaluation section of this manual. Default Tab: Clear Span VIBRATION CHECK Check Vibration Check to activate CCMC (Canadian Construction Materials Centre) Vibration Check. Activating Vibration Check requires that a Vibration Condition data file is located in the CS Beam directory. Default Tab: Vibration Check NOTE: If using a Canadian building code (NBCC or OBC), Vibration Check will be automatically checked and cannot be disabled. Default Tab: Canadian Building Code Vibration Check F-BEAM USAGEUG 14 v1.0 2014 Simpson Strong-Tie Company Inc. Page | 7 LIVE AND DEAD LOADS Input the default Roof/Floor Live Loads and Roof/Floor Dead Loads used for new calculations. Default Tab: Live and Dead Loads ROOF LOAD CASE Input the default load category used for duration of loads for roof member calculations. Wood members have the capability to carry greater maximum load if the load is applied over a shorter duration. Load duration capacity increases are as follows according to load type: Live Load 100%, Snow Load 115%, Roof Load 125%, and Wind Load 133%. Default Tab: Roof Load Case F-BEAM USAGEUG 14 v1.0 2014 Simpson Strong-Tie Company Inc. Page | 8 EDIT PRODUCT LISTS Click Edit Product Lists to define default products used for Floor Beams, Floor Girders, Floor Joists, Roof Beams, Roof Girders, and Roof Joists. The PST–Product Priority window will display. Default Tab: Edit Product Lists Default Tab: Edit Product Lists F-BEAM USAGEUG 14 v1.0 2014 Simpson Strong-Tie Company Inc. Page | 9 Usage Select Floor Beam, Floor Girder, Floor Joist, Roof Beam, Roof Girder, or Roof Joist from the Usage list. NOTE: Throughout CS Suite, the term "Beam" refers to Dropped Beams and "Girder" refers to Flush Beams. Edit Product Lists: Usage Copy To Select a usage category from the Product Priority window and then select Copy To. Choose a target usage from the list to replace eligible products. Edit Product Lists: Copy To F-BEAM USAGEUG 14 v1.0 2014 Simpson Strong-Tie Company Inc. Page | 10 Add Products Select Add Products to launch the Add Products window. Add Products Window Add Products Select the lumber Type from the list. Select a Species, Grade, Thickness, and Width and then click Add to List. NOTE: Products available in the Products Type list depends on individual software licensing agreements. F-BEAM USAGEUG 14 v1.0 2014 Simpson Strong-Tie Company Inc. Page | 11 Add as FLAT Check Add as FLAT to specify a “flat” versus “on edge” orientation. Add as FLAT Left: Standard On-edge Orientation and Right: Flat Orientation F-BEAM USAGEUG 14 v1.0 2014 Simpson Strong-Tie Company Inc. Page | 12 Remove from List To remove a product from the list, select a product and click Remove From List. Click OK to apply changes and return to the Product Priority window. Default Tab: Edit Product Lists F-BEAM USAGEUG 14 v1.0 2014 Simpson Strong-Tie Company Inc. Page | 13 Products selected in the Add Products window will appear in the Product Priority window. Default Tab: Edit Product Lists F-BEAM USAGEUG 14 v1.0 2014 Simpson Strong-Tie Company Inc. Page | 14 FILE MENU Reset Product List Select Reset Product List to remove any current changes to the list. Save as Defaults To set the current product list as default, select Save as Defaults. Save All as Defaults To set all current product lists as defaults, select Save All As Defaults. Restore Defaults To reset all products to default, select Restore Defaults. Default Tab: Edit Product Lists F-BEAM USAGEUG 14 v1.0 2014 Simpson Strong-Tie Company Inc. Page | 15 EDIT MENU Set as Primary Product Select one product from the list and select Save as Primary Product. The Primary Product displays in bold type. Click OK to close the Product List and return to the Presets window. Select All To select all products from the product list click Select All Remove From List Select Remove From List to delete selected items from the product list Default Tab: Edit Product Lists STARTUP PAGE Select Job Data or Member Description as the default tab displayed when starting CS Beam. Default Tab: Startup Page DEFAULT MEMBER TYPE Select Beam, Joist, or Girder as the Default Member Type for new calculations. Default Tab: Default Member Type F-BEAM USAGEUG 14 v1.0 2014 Simpson Strong-Tie Company Inc. Page | 16 DEFAULT APPLICATION TYPE Select Floor or Roof as the Default Application Type for new calculations. Default Tab: Default Application Type DEFAULT SHEATHING Select Glued and Nailed or Nailed Only as the Default Sheathing used on joists for new calculations. The selection of Glued and Nailed uses the composite action of the joist and decking to calculate deflection if supported by the manufacturer. Default Tab: Default Sheathing DEFAULT BEARING MATERIAL Select the Default Bearing Material from the list for new calculations. Default Tab: Default Bearing Material F-BEAM USAGEUG 14 v1.0 2014 Simpson Strong-Tie Company Inc. Page | 17 DEFAULT JOIST / GIRDER LATERAL BRACING Select Continuous, Unbraced Length, Calculated or None for the Top and Bottom Joist and Girder Bracing conditions. Default Tab: Default Joist / Girder Lateral Bracing DEFAULT BEAM LATERAL BRACING Select Continuous, Unbraced Length, Calculated or None for the Top and Bottom Beam Bracing conditions. Default Tab: Default Beam Lateral Bracing F-BEAM USAGEUG 14 v1.0 2014 Simpson Strong-Tie Company Inc. Page | 18 DEFLECTION CRITERIA TAB Specify the L/ values for each member type in three groups: Minimum, Increased, and Custom. Members include Floor Joist, Floor Beams & Girders, Flat Roof, and Sloped Roof. Presets Deflection Criteria Tab MAXIMUM LL DEFLECTION Enter the Maximum LL Deflection for each group to specify how many inches the member can deform before it is deemed to fail. By default, the Maximum Live Load Deflection is initially set to 9.99 inches so that absolute maximum deflection does not control the calculation. Deflection Criteria Tab: Maximum LL Deflection F-BEAM USAGEUG 14 v1.0 2014 Simpson Strong-Tie Company Inc. Page | 19 DEFAULT Use the Default list to select Minimum, Increased or Custom as the default for CS Beam calculations. Deflection Criteria Tab: Default REDUCE DEAD LOAD FOR TOTAL LOAD DEFLECTION PER IBC 1604 3.1 Check the box to reduce dead load for total load deflection. Deflection Criteria Tab: Reduce Dead Load RESET DEFAULTS Click Reset Defaults to discard changes and return the deflection criteria to the previously saved default settings. NOTE: To determine deflection criteria, please reference your local building code. Deflection Criteria Tab: Reset Defaults F-BEAM USAGEUG 14 v1.0 2014 Simpson Strong-Tie Company Inc. Page | 20 USER INFORMATION TAB Enter the Designer name and Company Info. These appear on the Job Data tab, as well as in the lower right corner of all outputs. Presets User Information Tab F-BEAM USAGEUG 14 v1.0 2014 Simpson Strong-Tie Company Inc. Page | 21 VIBRATION CONDITIONS TAB The Vibration Conditions contain settings for the Vibration Check option on the Defaults tab. For Canadian Building Codes and the CCMC Vibration check, specify settings for Subfloor, Ceiling, and Blocking. Presets Vibration Conditions Tab Vibration Check on the Default Tab: Auto Checked for Canadian Building Codes on Left and Optional for US Building Codes on Right F-BEAM USAGEUG 14 v1.0 2014 Simpson Strong-Tie Company Inc. Page | 22 SUBFLOOR Select the type of subfloor sheathing material from the list. Vibration Condition Tab: Subfloor CEILING Select the type of ceiling material attached to the underside of the member. Vibration Condition Tab: Ceiling BLOCKING Select the type of blocking from the list. Click Sort and the Blocking Sort window will display. Vibration Condition Tab: Blocking F-BEAM USAGEUG 14 v1.0 2014 Simpson Strong-Tie Company Inc. Page | 23 Blocking Sort Specify the type of blocking and the order for analysis. Highlight a blocking material and click Up or Down to prioritize list order. Blocking analysis starts with the first entry and moves down in the list. Vibration Condition Tab: Blocking Sort Window Click Delete to remove a highlighted blocking option from the list. Click Add to add a new blocking type from available options. Vibration Condition Tab: Add Blocking Window F-BEAM USAGEUG 14 v1.0 2014 Simpson Strong-Tie Company Inc. Page | 24 CALC Click Calc to specify individual product vibration information. The Vibration window will display. Vibration Condition Tab: Calc Select a Product, Spacing, Subfloor, Ceiling, and Blocking from each list. The Maximum Vibration Span is calculated for the selected combination. Click Calculate to show detailed calculation results used by CS Beam to determine the Maximum Vibration Span. NOTE: Only products saved to the default product list are available for selection. Vibration Condition Tab: Vibration Window F-BEAM USAGEUG 14 v1.0 2014 Simpson Strong-Tie Company Inc. Page | 25 MARGINS TAB Use the Top, Right, Left, and Bottom fields to specify margin size to use on printed outputs. Presets Margins Tab F-BEAM USAGEUG 14 v1.0 2014 Simpson Strong-Tie Company Inc. Page | 26 DESIGN OVERIDES TAB Select Design Overrides for member conditions and program calculations. Presets Design Overrides Tab F-BEAM USAGEUG 14 v1.0 2014 Simpson Strong-Tie Company Inc. Page | 27 SKIP LOAD ROOF MEMBERS Skip loading, also known as “Checkerboard” or “Pattern” loading, applies to multi-span roof members and is used to evaluate the member for the effects of partial loading. When checked, roof live loads are applied to adjacent and alternating spans to evaluate any live load or snow load arrangement that may create more unfavorable shears, moments or deflections than those determined for the fully loaded beam. Design Overrides Tab: Skip Load Roof Members Design Overrides Tab: Skip Loading Off (Top) and On (Bottom) F-BEAM USAGEUG 14 v1.0 2014 Simpson Strong-Tie Company Inc. Page | 28 CHECK CANTILEVER DEFLECTION Check to calculate deflection on a cantilever. Design Overrides Tab: Check Cantilever Deflection IGNORE POINT LOADS ON BEARINGS FOR GIRDERS Check to ignore point loads over bearings when analyzing girders. When checked, point loads are not applied during girder analysis, assuming the point load transfers through “squash blocks” or other alternative framing to the bearing below. Design Overrides Tab: Ignore Point Loads CONSIDER WEB STIFFENERS AT I-JOIST BEARINGS Check to consider web stiffeners for increased bearing capacity during joist analysis. Design Overrides Tab: Consider Web Stiffeners CHECK CONCENTRATED LIVE LOAD Check to analyze for a concentrated load. Specify Width and load Magnitude in the appropriate fields. Use this option when an item, such as a heavy safe, is likely to be supported by the member. Design Overrides Tab: Check Concentrated Live Load F-BEAM USAGEUG 14 v1.0 2014 Simpson Strong-Tie Company Inc. Page | 29 ALLOW HOLES FOR Specify members that allow holes to be cut in them. Select All members, Joists only or None. Design Overrides Tab: Allow Holes ALLOWABLE SPACINGS (ROOF AND FLOOR) Select Roof and Floor spacing options allowed in calculations. The product manufacturer specifies maximum allowable spacing. Design Overrides Tab: Allowable Spacings DISPLAY WARNING FOR GRAVITY UPLIFT GREATER THAN Specify an uplift magnitude, and when exceeded, a warning will appear on the calculation alerting that gravity uplift needs to be addressed. Design Overrides Tab: Display Warning for Gravity Uplift F-BEAM USAGEUG 14 v1.0 2014 Simpson Strong-Tie Company Inc. Page | 30 DISPLAY WARNING FOR WIND UPLIFT GREATER THAN Specify an uplift magnitude, and when exceeded, a warning will appear on the calculation alerting that wind uplift needs to be addressed. Design Overrides Tab: Display Warning for Wind Uplift F-BEAM USAGEUG 14 v1.0 2014 Simpson Strong-Tie Company Inc. Page | 31 FASTENERS Select Fasteners to display the Fasteners window. Design Overrides Tab: Fasteners In the Fasteners window, select the type of multi-ply member fasteners and the order of the fastener analysis. Highlight a Fastener Option in the list and then click Move Up and Move Down to prioritize the list. Fasteners are analyzed starting with the first entry, then progresses down the list until an option meets the specified design criteria. Design Overrides Tab: Fasteners Window F-BEAM USAGEUG 14 v1.0 2014 Simpson Strong-Tie Company Inc. Page | 32 Click Add to add a new fastener type from the available options and configurations. Design Overrides Tab: Fasteners Window F-BEAM USAGEUG 14 v1.0 2014 Simpson Strong-Tie Company Inc. Page | 33 MENUS The Menu Bar is located at the top of the screen in CS Beam. Many of the menu items also have Hot Key combinations, and several common menu items are available in the Icon Toolbar. FILE MENU The File menu contains common commands for file functions. CS Beam uses a .kyb file extension. File Menu NEW Select File > New to create a new file. OPEN Select File > Open to launch explorer and search for CS Beam files. CLOSE Select File > Close to close the current active file. F-BEAM USAGEUG 14 v1.0 2014 Simpson Strong-Tie Company Inc. Page | 34 SAVE Select File > Save to save the current active file. SAVE AS Select File > Save As to launch explorer, choose a location, enter a new file name and save the CS Beam file. SEND CALC FOR SEAL Select File > Send Calc for Seal to launch CS Link and submit files electronically for engineering review of EWP calculations. Click Settings to enter System, Company, and Contact information. Add files from the Job/Directory List to the Send List for file transfer and review. If the calculation package is approved, a state seal with an engineer’s stamp is returned to the client. A complete manual is available for CS Link in the Component Solutions Customer Zone. PRINT Select File > Print to send the current calculation to the default printer. PRINT PREVIEW Select File > Print Preview to open a preview of the current calculation before printing. PRINT SETUP Select File > Print Setup to define the default printer and printer configurations. RECENT FILES The bottom portion of the File Menu displays the most recent open files. Selecting a file from the list will open that file. EXIT Select File > Exit to close all open files and exit CS Beam. F-BEAM USAGEUG 14 v1.0 2014 Simpson Strong-Tie Company Inc. Page | 35 EDIT MENU The Edit menu contains many common editing commands. Edit Menu CUT Select Edit > Cut to delete the selected item. COPY Select Edit > Copy to copy the selected item. PASTE Select Edit > Paste to paste the item from the clipboard memory. CALCULATOR Select Edit > Calculator to launch the default system calculator. DELETE OUTPUT Select Edit > Delete Output to delete the active calculation sheet. DELETE ALL OUTPUT Select Edit > Delete All Output to delete all calculation sheets in the open file. F-BEAM USAGEUG 14 v1.0 2014 Simpson Strong-Tie Company Inc. Page | 36 PRESETS Select Edit > Presets to access the program presets for CS Beam. For detailed usage information, reference the PRESETS section of this manual. F-BEAM USAGEUG 14 v1.0 2014 Simpson Strong-Tie Company Inc. Page | 37 VIEW MENU The View menu contains items to control the Toolbar and Status Bar visibility, and navigate between different tabs. View Menu Use the links at the bottom of the View menu to navigate to the corresponding tabs on each CS Beam window, covered in the Input Interface section of this manual. View Menu F-BEAM USAGEUG 14 v1.0 2014 Simpson Strong-Tie Company Inc. Page | 38 TOOLBAR If a checkmark appears next to Toolbar, the icon toolbar will be visible at the top of the CS Beam window. View Menu: Toolbar Visible View Menu: Toolbar Not Visible STATUS BAR If a checkmark appears next to Status Bar, the Status Bar will be visible at the bottom of the CS Beam window. View Menu: Status Bar Visible View Menu: Status Bar Not Visible F-BEAM USAGEUG 14 v1.0 2014 Simpson Strong-Tie Company Inc. Page | 39 WINDOW MENU The Window menu provides arrangement options and access to open files. Window Menu NEW WINDOW Select Window > New Window to open a new CS Beam job. CASCADE Select Window > Cascade to arrange all open CS Beam files in a cascading fashion. Window Menu: Cascade F-BEAM USAGEUG 14 v1.0 2014 Simpson Strong-Tie Company Inc. Page | 40 TILE Select Window > Tile to arrange all open CS Beam files in a grid pattern displaying as much of each file as possible. Window Menu: Tile ARRANGE ICONS This command is currently disabled. F-BEAM USAGEUG 14 v1.0 2014 Simpson Strong-Tie Company Inc. Page | 41 CURRENT OPEN FILES The bottom of the Window Menu lists all open files. Select a file from the list to display the file in the active window, indicated with a check mark. Window Menu: Current Open Files F-BEAM USAGEUG 14 v1.0 2014 Simpson Strong-Tie Company Inc. Page | 42 HELP MENU The Help menu contains links to helpful information. Help Menu CONTENTS Select Help > Contents to open the CS Beam help file (Currently under development) WHAT’S NEW Select Help > What’s New to display the current release notes for the installed CS Beam version. VISIT WEBSITE Select Help > Visit Website to launch the Simpson Strong-Tie website in the default Internet browser. http://www.simpson.com. ABOUT CS BEAM Select Help > About CS Beam to display the current CS Beam version number, copyright information, technical support contacts, licensed user, registration number, and the security expiration date. F-BEAM USAGEUG 14 v1.0 2014 Simpson Strong-Tie Company Inc. Page | 43 INPUT INTERFACE The main window in CS Beam is the Input Interface, with a series of tabs containing the essential input parameters for single-member design specifications. Input Interface F-BEAM USAGEUG 14 v1.0 2014 Simpson Strong-Tie Company Inc. Page | 44 BEAM WINDOW The bottom of the window displays a graphical representation of the beam to be designed. If the image is not visible, hover over the bottom rule and drag the window open. Input Interface: Beam Window Not Visible Input Interface: Beam Window Visible F-BEAM USAGEUG 14 v1.0 2014 Simpson Strong-Tie Company Inc. Page | 45 JOB DATA TAB In the Job Data tab, enter the Job Name and Job Location for this job. The User Information, prepopulated with the input in Presets, will print on the lower right of each report, while the Job Name and Job Location will print on the top center of each report. Choose Imperial Units or Metric Units. Input Interface: Job Data Tab F-BEAM USAGEUG 14 v1.0 2014 Simpson Strong-Tie Company Inc. Page | 46 MEMBER DESCRIPTION TAB The Member Description tab is prepopulated with the information from the Presets, but can be changed for individual CS Beam files. Input Interface: Member Description Tab F-BEAM USAGEUG 14 v1.0 2014 Simpson Strong-Tie Company Inc. Page | 47 MEMBER TYPE Select Beam, Joist, or Girder from the list. Different fields become available depending on the Member Type selected. Member Description Tab: Member Type A beam is any member dropped below an area to support that area’s structural members. Although a beam can be placed flush within a floor or roof system, a method is required to differentiate between flush and dropped conditions. Window and door headers are classified as beams. Beam F-BEAM USAGEUG 14 v1.0 2014 Simpson Strong-Tie Company Inc. Page | 48 A girder, commonly referred to as a flush beam, is any flush member within a system that supports other structural members. A rafter or joist is also a flush member, but in the confines of the Structure program, they do not support other load-bearing elements. Girder Joists are repetitive on center spaced members used within a CS Build defined area. Rafters are considered joists when used in a roof system. F-BEAM USAGEUG 14 v1.0 2014 Simpson Strong-Tie Company Inc. Page | 49 CLEAR SPAN Check Clear Span to specify that the selected member is a clear span member. The Member Length for a clear span member is measured from the inside of the bearings. When the Clear Span option is checked, the Bearing Locations fields in the Member Description tab are not available and the Bearings tab is not visible. NOTE: The design span for a clear span member is the clear span length, in addition to an assumed 1-3/4" bearing length split between the ends of the member (or 7/8” on each end). Member Description Tab: Clear Span MEMBER LENGTH Enter the total Member Length. Member Description Tab: Member Length BUILDING CODE Select a Building Code from the list, or leave the default Building Code specified in Presets. Member Description Tab: Building Code APPLICATION Select Floor or Roof from the list to define whether a member will be loaded for a floor or roof application. Member Description Tab: Application F-BEAM USAGEUG 14 v1.0 2014 Simpson Strong-Tie Company Inc. Page | 50 SLOPE If applicable, enter the member Slope as rise/12 in Imperial units, or degrees in Metric units. Member Description Tab: Slope SHEATHING If Joist is the Member Type and Floor is the Application, select the type of sheathing attachment for this member – Glued and Nailed or Nailed Only. Member Description Tab: Sheathing VIBRATION Check Vibration Check to activate CCMC Vibration Check. Member Description Tab: Vibration NOTE: If using a Canadian building code (NBCC, BCBC or OBC), Vibration Check will be automatically checked and cannot be disabled. Member Description Tab: Canadian Building Code Vibration Setting F-BEAM USAGEUG 14 v1.0 2014 Simpson Strong-Tie Company Inc. Page | 51 LATERAL BRACING Select Continuous, Unbraced Length, Calculated or None for the Top and Bottom Lateral Bracing conditions. Enter the Length if required. Member Description Tab: Lateral Bracing MOISTURE Select Dry or Wet service conditions from the list. NOTE: In general, in the continental USA & Canada, most areas of enclosed buildings or portions of non-enclosed buildings not exposed to rain and under non-leaky roofs are considered Dry Service. Some exceptions are swimming pool areas or other areas exposed to high humidity due to moisture sources (i.e. a hog refinement facility or a greenhouse). Member Description Tab: Moisture DESCRIPTION / COMMENTS Enter the member Description that will appear on the output. Enter any Comments that will appear below the Description on the output. Member Description Tab: Description and Comments F-BEAM USAGEUG 14 v1.0 2014 Simpson Strong-Tie Company Inc. Page | 52 BEARING LOCATIONS Enter the Bearing Locations here, or on the Bearings tab. By default, CS Beam places a bearing at each end of a member. Bearings are indicated in the graphical representation. Member Description Tab: Bearing Locations LIVE / Dead Load Enter the Live, Snow, Roof, or Wind Load depending on the Member Type and the type of load applied to the member. Enter the Dead Load on the member. Additional loads can be added on the Loading tab. This standard load will be applied along the entire length of the member unless a replacement load is applied. Member Description Tab: Live and Dead Load F-BEAM USAGEUG 14 v1.0 2014 Simpson Strong-Tie Company Inc. Page | 53 SPAN CARRIED Check Span Carried to apply the Standard Loads from other members being carried by the member being analyzed. The load applied will be based on the length of the Span Carried and the Standard Loads. Select Simple Span if the members being carried are simply supported at their ends. Select Continuous if the members being carried have equal spans and are supported in the center and at the ends. Member Description Tab: Span Carried DEFLECTION CRITERIA Select Minimum, Increased, or Custom Deflection Criteria. Enter the Live L/ value and the Total L/ value. The Maximum Live Load Deflection setting is used in combination with the L/ design criteria and is based on actual deformation measured in inches. A member will fail if it does not meet the L/ criteria OR if it deforms more than the value defined for Max LL Defl. To essentially “disable” Max LL Defl. set the value to 9.99 such that the L/ values control allowable deflection. Member Description Tab: Deflection Criteria BUILDING TYPE Select Residential, Commercial, or Post Disaster from the Building Type list. Member Description Tab: Building Type F-BEAM USAGEUG 14 v1.0 2014 Simpson Strong-Tie Company Inc. Page | 54 IMPORTANCE CATEGORY Enter the Importance Category referenced or designated in the code. Member Description Tab: Importance Category FORCED DEPTH Select Forced Depth and specify the minimum allowable product depth for the member being designed. Only products that meet or exceed the Forced Depth value will be considered as product solutions during analysis. Member Description Tab: Forced Depth F-BEAM USAGEUG 14 v1.0 2014 Simpson Strong-Tie Company Inc. Page | 55 BEARINGS TAB Bearings set on the Member Description tab also appear on the Bearings Tab. Enter the specifications for each bearing. Double-click a bearing to edit specifications. Use Delete, Delete All, or Add New to edit bearings in the window. Input Interface: Bearings Tab TYPE Select Wall or Girder from the list. Bearings Tab: Type F-BEAM USAGEUG 14 v1.0 2014 Simpson Strong-Tie Company Inc. Page | 56 MATERIAL Select the bearing Material from the list for each bearing entry. Bearings Tab: Material LOCATION Enter the bearing Location. Bearings Tab: Location WIDTH Enter the bearing Width. Bearings Tab: Width F-BEAM USAGEUG 14 v1.0 2014 Simpson Strong-Tie Company Inc. Page | 57 DESIGN SPAN EVALUATION CS Beam evaluates bearing lengths in the following manner: For members supported by walls, the design span subtracts the width of the wall and adds 7/8”. For example a 12’-0” girder supported by 2x4 walls at each end would have a design span of 11’-6 ¾” (12’-0” minus 7” for the bearings, plus 7/8” for each bearing). For members supported by girders, the design span subtracts the entire width of the girder. For example a 12’-0” member supported at each end by 3 ½” wide girders would have a design span of 11’-5” (12’-0” minus 3 ½” for each bearing). For simple span members with a cantilevered end, the bearing moves to the exterior face of the wall and the 7/8” correction is omitted when determining design span. For multiple span members, the design span extends to the middle of the interior bearing. For a 24’-0” member supported by 2x4 walls at each end and at midspan, the two design spans will equal 11’-9 3/8” (12’-0” span from the exterior bearing to the middle of the center bearing minus 3 ½” plus 7/8” correction for the exterior bearing). F-BEAM USAGEUG 14 v1.0 2014 Simpson Strong-Tie Company Inc. Page | 58 LEFT END BEARING / RIGHT END BEARING Select Square, Fire Cut, Sloped, Notched Top, or Notched Bottom for the Left End and Right End bearing conditions. Bearings Tab: Left End / Right End Bearing SQUARE CUT is the default bearing condition. It is allowed for any member and material type. Bearings Tab: Square Cut FIRE CUT is a bevel on the end of the member, extending to the top of the member at the inside face of the end bearing. It is allowed for any member and material type. Bearings Tab: Fire Cut F-BEAM USAGEUG 14 v1.0 2014 Simpson Strong-Tie Company Inc. Page | 59 SLOPED CUT is a bevel with a user-defined Scarf Slope and Heel Height subject to the following limitations: Only allowed for rectangular members Only allowed for single span members Not allowed on a cantilever No point loads are allowed on the member Bearings Tab: Sloped Cut F-BEAM USAGEUG 14 v1.0 2014 Simpson Strong-Tie Company Inc. Page | 60 NOTCHED TOP is a notch with a user-defined Notch Length and Heel Height, subject to the following limitations: Only allowed for rectangular members Only allowed for single span members Not allowed on a cantilever No point loads are allowed on the member The heel height cannot be less than 0.6 times the member depth For LVL or SCL, the notch length cannot be more than 1/3 of the span For glue-lams, the notch length cannot be more than 1/3 of the span or three times the heel height, whichever is less Bearings Tab: Notched Top F-BEAM USAGEUG 14 v1.0 2014 Simpson Strong-Tie Company Inc. Page | 61 NOTCHED BOTTOM is a notch with a user-defined Notch Depth, subject to the following limitations: Only allowed for rectangular members Only allowed for single span members Not allowed on a cantilever No point loads are allowed on the member For LVL or SCL, the notch depth cannot be more than 0.1 times the member depth For glue-lams, the notch depth cannot be more than 0.1 times the member depth or three inches, whichever is less Bearings Tab: Notched Bottom F-BEAM USAGEUG 14 v1.0 2014 Simpson Strong-Tie Company Inc. Page | 62 LOADING TAB The Loading tab may be used to add loads to a member or modify the standard loads entered on the Member Description tab. Use Delete, Delete All, Add New, or Add/Edit Comment to edit the load entries in the window. Input Interface: Loading Tab F-BEAM USAGEUG 14 v1.0 2014 Simpson Strong-Tie Company Inc. Page | 63 Select between Uniform Loads, Point Loads, and Tapered Loads (trapezoidal) and enter additional load specifications. Loading Tab: Load Types Loading Tab: Load Examples F-BEAM USAGEUG 14 v1.0 2014 Simpson Strong-Tie Company Inc. Page | 64 ADDITIONAL LOAD An Additional load adds to the Standard Loading specified on the Member Description tab. For example, a floor girder with Standard Loading of 40 psf live and 10 psf dead has an Additional Uniform load added of 80 plf live and 30 plf dead. The total applied load would be 160 plf ((40 + 10) + (80 + 30)). Loading Tab: Member Data F-BEAM USAGEUG 14 v1.0 2014 Simpson Strong-Tie Company Inc. Page | 65 REPLACEMENT LOAD A Replacement load adds the new loading and removes the Standard Loading in the area that the Replacement Load is applied. For example, a floor girder with Standard Loading of 40 psf live and 10 psf dead has a Replacement Uniform load added of 80 plf live and 30 plf dead applied to the entire member. In this case, the total applied load would be 110 plf ((40 + 10) – (40 + 10) + (80 + 30)). Loading Tab: Member Data PLF LOAD A plf (pounds per linear foot) loading type requires a beginning and ending location and the magnitude of the uniform load. PSF LOAD A psf (pounds per square foot) loading type requires a tributary width along with the locations and magnitudes. F-BEAM USAGEUG 14 v1.0 2014 Simpson Strong-Tie Company Inc. Page | 66 LOAD CATEGORY For all load types, select a Category to determine which load duration factor is applied for each of the load cases analyzed. F-BEAM USAGEUG 14 v1.0 2014 Simpson Strong-Tie Company Inc. Page | 67 HOLES TAB Use the Holes tab to define a hole at any location along the member. Use Delete, Delete All, or Add New to edit hole specifications in the window. Input Interface: Holes Tab F-BEAM USAGEUG 14 v1.0 2014 Simpson Strong-Tie Company Inc. Page | 68 Select Rectangular, Circular, or Duct Chase hole from the Shape list. A Rectangular hole requires a width and a height, a Circular requires a diameter, and a Duct Chase requires a width. NOTE: If 0 is entered for the width of a hole, the maximum allowable hole size will be calculated at that location. Holes Tab: Example Hole F-BEAM USAGEUG 14 v1.0 2014 Simpson Strong-Tie Company Inc. Page | 69 PRODUCTS TAB The Products Tab lists all products being considered for the designed member. Select a viable product from the Product List window and make a selection from the Plies window to specify the number of plies for that solution. The number of plies initially displayed is the most efficient design for that Product. Products that show “0 ply” do not have a solution. For Edit Product List, refer to the detailed instructions in the Presets Defaults Tab section of this manual. Input Interface: Products Tab F-BEAM USAGEUG 14 v1.0 2014 Simpson Strong-Tie Company Inc. Page | 70 CALC SHEET AND ANALYSIS Once member specifications and products are entered, CS Beam performs the analysis and the Calc Sheet and Analysis buttons become active on the Products tab. Calc Sheet and Analysis F-BEAM USAGEUG 14 v1.0 2014 Simpson Strong-Tie Company Inc. Page | 71 CALC SHEET Select Calc Sheet to view an output with the current beam specifications. For additional calculations for the member, a new tab will display at the bottom with a numbered calculation. Calc Sheet Summary Tab Click Delete Output from the icon task bar, or select Edit > Delete Output to remove the selected Calc tab from the list of tabs. Click Delete All Outputs, or select Edit > Delete All Outputs to remove all Calc tabs. NOTE: When submitting calculations for engineering review, only a single Calc tab should exist. Calc Sheet Task Bar: Delete Output on Left and Delete All Outputs on Right F-BEAM USAGEUG 14 v1.0 2014 Simpson Strong-Tie Company Inc. Page | 72 The Calc Sheet Summary tab contains a final calculations summary report with information on the pass or fail status of the design. Calc Sheet Summary Tab Click Print Preview from the icon task bar, or select File > Print Preview to enlarge the calculation and view more detailed information about the design and material specification. Calc Sheet Task Bar: Print Preview F-BEAM USAGEUG 14 v1.0 2014 Simpson Strong-Tie Company Inc. Page | 73 The Calc Sheet Diagrams tab at the top contains diagrams for Loads, Shear, Moment, and Deflection. Mouse over the diagrams to view calculated values. The colored lines represent different load cases, but the values shown are the maximum calculated values. Calc Sheet Diagrams Tab F-BEAM USAGEUG 14 v1.0 2014 Simpson Strong-Tie Company Inc. Page | 74 ANALYSIS Select Analysis to view a detailed output with the current member specifications. A new tab will display with the numbered analysis. Analysis Output Click Delete Output from the icon task bar, or select Edit > Delete Output to remove the selected analysis tab from the list of tabs. Click Delete All Outputs, or select Edit > Delete All Outputs to remove all analysis tabs. Analysis Task Bar: Delete Output on Left and Delete All Outputs on Right F-BEAM USAGEUG 14 v1.0 2014 Simpson Strong-Tie Company Inc. Page | 75 The Analysis Summary tab contains a detailed report of the final calculations and information on the Pass or Fail Status of the design. Analysis Summary Tab Click Print Preview from the icon task bar, or select File > Print Preview to enlarge the analysis and view more detailed information including load case, pattern loading and deflection analysis. Analysis Task Bar: Print Preview F-BEAM USAGEUG 14 v1.0 2014 Simpson Strong-Tie Company Inc. Page | 76 The Analysis Diagrams tab contains diagrams for Loads, Shear, Moment, and Deflection. Hover the mouse over diagrams to view calculated values. The colored lines represent different load cases, but the values shown are the maximum calculated values. Analysis Diagrams Tab F-BEAM USAGEUG 14 v1.0 2014 Simpson Strong-Tie Company Inc. Page | 77
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