PART 3: TIMBER STUD COMBINED BENDING & COMPRESSION CHECK 

Q6. Do calculations to check whether the SG8 timber studs on gridline A, illustrated in Figure 10, with nominal section size 150mm x 50mm (these are rough sawn dimensions and once dried, assume section size is 140mm x 45mm) are able to sustain ULS loads due to 1.2G+Wu+ycQ of N*= 10kN in compression and M* = 1.3kNm. Report the critical ratio of demand (due to combined actions) to capacity (see Equations 3.27 & 3.28 in reader). For the column end restraint conditions, treat as “studs in light framing” (refer Table 3.1 of reader).  Report the answer on a scale of  0  to 1.