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Title: Beams and Box Beams
Post by: Chuckca on December 15, 2004, 05:09:12 PM
Where can I find information (decent book/web site) about making beams and box beams....the how's and load/span formulas...

Thanks much
Chuck (CA)
Title: Re: Beams and Box Beams
Post by: John Raabe on December 16, 2004, 08:53:24 AM
Here is a link to an APA design for plywood box beams used as garage headers. These could be used for other loads as well (pdf file).

http://www.apawood.org/pdfs/managed/Z416.pdf

(http://tinypic.com/x4tuc)