While trying to prove a point I was reviewing the Timber framer's guild workbook in sizing timbers. The section on bending S=M/Fb. M is calculated in feet, but no reference is given to converting this to inch pounds for the S=M/Fb comparision of timber to load review. This Does have to be converted doesn't it? The inspector also was trying to calculate M with WLsquared/8. Is this something new?
