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USEFUL DATA 



Timber 



WOODEN BEAMS— Uniformly Loaded 



Loads given are total loads for a beam one inch thick and for a maximum bending stress of 1,000 

 pounds per square inch. 



SQUARE WOODEN COLUMNS 



Loads given are in thousands of pounds for a working stress parallel to the grain of 1,000 pounds 

 per square inch. 



To obtain the carrying capacity of beams or columns where the imit stress is other than 1,000 

 pounds per square inch, increase or decrease the table loads proportionately. 



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