Question: Problem 3 . Design the header over the second - floor bonus room exterior wall ( 7 ' - 0 clear span ) .

Problem 3. Design the header over the second-floor bonus room exterior wall (7'-0" clear span).Use Long-hand Method. (Restrict your design to the use of only 2 x 10 lumber.)Load Information:Roof Snow Load: 40 psf.Roof Dead Load: 15 psf.Partition wall Load: 10 psf.Header self-weight: estimate at 20 plf.Floor Live Loads: 40 psf.Floor Dead Loads: 20 psf.Deflection criteria - Roof members: L/240(Live Load + Dead Load) Material Specifications -Built-up wood beams shall be Douglas Fir-Larch #1 grade.(See Ambrose Table 5.1a for base stress values)
Problem 3 . Design the header over the second -

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