Overview
AU/NZ Based Calculations
- Bearing Capacity Calculator
- Bored Pile AU
- Changes in AS3600:2018 Amendment 2 (Concrete)
- ClearCalcs Calculator Tutorials and Worked Examples
- Sleeper retaining wall: comparing analysis methods
- Concrete Slabs
- Concrete Sleeper, Steel Post Retaining Wall - How to Use
- Designing the Sleepers in a Retaining Wall Sleeper Calculator
- How to Calculate the Bushfire Attack Level to AS 3959:2018
- How to Calculate Wind Loads to AS/NZ 1170.2:2011
- How to Design a Cold Formed Steel Beam to AS4600:2018
- How to Design a Concrete Beam to AS 3600:2018
- How to Design a Concrete Column to AS3600:2018
- How to Design a Masonry Retaining Wall
- How to design a Sleeper Retaining Wall
- How to Design a Steel Angle Lintel to AS 4100:1998
- How to Design a Steel Beam to AS 4100:1998
- How to Design a Steel Column to AS 4100:1998
- How to Design a Timber Beam to AS 1720.1:2010
- How to Design a Timber Column to AS 1720.1:2010
- How to Design a Timber Sleeper, Steel Post Retaining Wall to AS4678:2002 + Design Parameter Tables
- How to Use the Concrete Pad Footing Calculator AS 3600:2018
- Project Defaults AU NZ
- Sleeper Retaining Wall - Validation
CA Based Calculations
- Canada Wood Beam Validation Examples
- Floor Header [CA Wood Beam] Example
- Generalized Lateral Stability Calculation for Wood Beams
- How to Design a Wood Beam, Joist, and Girder to CSA O86
- How to Design a Wood Column to CSA O86
- Project Defaults CA
- Ridge Beam [CA Wood Beam] Example
- Roof Header [CA Wood Beam] Example
- Steel Column Validation Examples
- Steel Girder [CA Steel Beam] Example
- Canadian Design Example
Calcs CAD Plugin
ESICS Calculator Articles
- ESICS: Antenna Properties
- ESICS: Bracket Checker
- ESICS: Bracket-on-a-Bracket
- ESICS: Bracket Properties
- ESICS: Contact us at MAFI
- ESICS: Equipment Properties
- ESICS: Example Force Calculations on an Antenna
- ESICS: MAFI Wall Mount Bolt Force Calculations
- ESICS: Pole Properties
- ESICS: Terrain Profile by Sector
- ESICS: Wind Calculations
- ESICS: Wind Parameter Maps
- ESICS: Wind Pressure - General
- ESICS: Wind Pressure - Oroghraphy in Each Direction
- ESICS: Wind Pressure Calculations
- Template for ESICS calculators
- How to Use the MAFI Bracket Calculator
EU Based Calculations
General Analysis Calculations
- ClearCalcs Calculator Tutorials and Worked Examples
- How to Analyse a Portal Frame in ClearCalcs
- How to Use the Beam Analysis Calculator
- How to Use the Custom Cross Section Calculator
- How to Use the Truss Analysis Wizard
- Portal Frame Analysis: Worked Examples
- Shear Deflection in Wood Beam Calculators
- Truss Types
- Worked Example: Seismic Analysis to ASCE 7-16
One Page Examples
- [Deck Design Series] How to design a Deck Beam
- [Deck Design Series] How to Design Deck Joist
- [Deck Design Series] How to Design Deck Post
- [Deck Design Series] How to Design Pier Footings
- [USA Steel Beam] Floor Girder
- [USA Wood Beam] Floor Header
- [USA Wood Beam] Hip Rafter
- [USA Wood Beam] Ridge Beam
- [USA Wood Beam] Roof Header - Example 1
- [USA Wood Beam] Roof Header - Example 2
USA Based Calculations
- [Deck Design Series] How to design a Deck Beam
- [Deck Design Series] How to Design Deck Joist
- [Deck Design Series] How to Design Deck Post
- [Deck Design Series] How to Design Pier Footings
- [USA Steel Beam] Floor Girder
- [USA Wood Beam] Floor Header
- [USA Wood Beam] Hip Rafter
- [USA Wood Beam] Ridge Beam
- [USA Wood Beam] Roof Header - Example 1
- [USA Wood Beam] Roof Header - Example 2
- ClearCalcs Calculator Tutorials and Worked Examples
- Comparing the IRC's Footing Tables with ClearCalcs
- Creep Deflection
- Development Length in Footings
- Flitch Beam Design
- How to Design a Cold Formed Steel Beam to AISI S100-16/CSA S136-16
- How to Design a Deck with ClearCalcs
- How to Design a Rectangular Concrete Beam to ACI 318-14
- How to Design a Spread Footing to ACI 318-14
- How to Design a Steel Beam to AISC 360-16 (ASD and LRFD)
- How to Design a Wood Beam, including Joists, Rafters, and Ridge Beams to NDS 2018
- How to Design a Wood Beam to NDS 2018 (ASD and LRFD)
- How to Design a Wood Column to NDS 2018
- How to Design a Wood Shear Wall
- How to use the Diaphragm Analysis Calculator
- Project Defaults US
- Proprietary Glulam Products Grade Matching
- Spread Footing to ACI 318-14 - Validation Examples
- Steel Beam Validation Examples
- Steel Column Validation Examples
- US Wood Beam - Interpreting & Optimizing Results
- US Wood Shear Wall - Basic Guide
- US Wood Shear Wall - Worked Example
- Using Treated (Wolmanized) PSL Products
- Wall Footing to ACI 318-14 - Design Example
- Wind Load Calculation Example for a Barn in Bernardsville, NJ
- Wind Loads (ASCE 7-16) - MWFRS Overview
- Wood Column to NDS 2018 - Validation Examples
- Wood Roof Ties to NDS 2018 - Usage & Theory Guide
- Worked Example: Seismic Analysis to ASCE 7-16
- Worked Example: Steel Beam to AISC 360-16
- Worked Example: US Wood Beam to NDS 2018
Video Tutorials
USA Based Calculations
[USA Wood Beam] Ridge Beam
[USA Wood Beam] Ridge Beam
Learn how to translate your CAD plans directly to a ClearCalcs calculation! Follow the following steps to design a Ridge Beam to ASD or LRFD requirements.
Download this example as a PDF: Ridge Beam [USA Wood Beam] Example
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Design Information
Key Properties
Loads
Design Condition
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