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[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
Diagram
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Design Information
![[SUPPORT]_ridge_beam_usa_wood_beam_example_draft_1.png](https://clearcalcs-prod2-cms.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/SUPPORT_ridge_beam_usa_wood_beam_example_draft_1_fa256aed0c.png)
![[SUPPORT]_ridge_beam_usa_wood_beam_example_draft_2.png](https://clearcalcs-prod2-cms.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/SUPPORT_ridge_beam_usa_wood_beam_example_draft_2_a985ee7b1f.png)
Loads
![[SUPPORT]_ridge_beam_usa_wood_beam_example_draft_3.png](https://clearcalcs-prod2-cms.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/SUPPORT_ridge_beam_usa_wood_beam_example_draft_3_f6e4accfe0.png)
![[SUPPORT]_ridge_beam_usa_wood_beam_example_draft_4.png](https://clearcalcs-prod2-cms.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/SUPPORT_ridge_beam_usa_wood_beam_example_draft_4_04261859d9.png)
Design Condition
![[SUPPORT]_ridge_beam_usa_wood_beam_example_draft_5.png](https://clearcalcs-prod2-cms.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/SUPPORT_ridge_beam_usa_wood_beam_example_draft_5_67b11bcf6a.png)
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