How To Find Roof Load Width

This downward imposed load on the home is also known as the snow load.

How to find roof load width. This video looks at roof load width rlw. Roof loads are a downward vertical force on the home. 15 psf x 14ft 210 pounds per lineal foot. This is the sixth video in the series on the timber framing code.

While pitch and slope are used interchangeably they are not the same span also known as gable width this is based on the total footprint of the house and refers to the distance between two exterior walls. Determine dead load by identifying the amount of each construction material used in the roof. Lengthand widthof your roof. 50 psf x 14ft 700 pounds per lineal foot.

Multiply the length by the. Rlw is used to calculate the sectional size of some roof members and supporting wall. 910 pounds per lineal foot. If your roof is pitched enter the length and width of the flat area covered by the roof.

Pitch this is the incline of the roof expressed as a fraction. You need to supply the following information. You can enter these values in any units you d like including meters and feet. It is important to list live load dead load and total load separately because live load is used to compute stiffness and total load is used to calculate strength.

You must calculate the following three variables. Measure the length and width of the carport to determine the area of the roof in square feet.