What Timber Member Reference does
A source-recorded candidate comparison and outstanding verification checklist.
How it fits into the workflow
- Choose the source workflow, units and loading context.
- Enter the span, spacing and candidate member information.
- Record the published source check and structural engineer verification still required.
Where it can save time
The record gives the design team a consistent place to note span, spacing, loading context, candidate member and the source still requiring verification. It reduces the risk of an unexplained preliminary value being copied between drawings and notes.
Compliance and professional limits
Approved Document A and the American Wood Council tables provide relevant orientation sources, but the tool does not perform a timber member design. Species, grade, loading, deflection, bearing and local code requirements require a current source check and review by a qualified structural engineer.
Professional boundary: The values are not a timber member design and must be verified against current published data by a qualified structural engineer.
In summary
Timber Member Reference is most useful when its saved output remains connected to the project decision and is reviewed within the limits described above.