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# [USA Wood Beam] Ridge Beam

> [USA Wood Beam] Ridge Beam

Learn how to translate your CAD plans directly to a Calcs.com 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](https://s3.amazonaws.com/helpscout.net/docs/assets/5c09df402c7d3a31944ed720/attachments/617ae4a70332cb5b9e9b8b7f/Ridge-Beam-\[USA-Wood-Beam].pdf)

### Diagram

### <img src="https://mintcdn.com/clearcalcs/wCKMGQrVqWo51C47/images/migrated/a3281f53ca85-file-m0mhdloilb.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=wCKMGQrVqWo51C47&q=85&s=7bbd5e72f25155d9641817b9fbe4be58" alt="" width="1512" height="744" data-path="images/migrated/a3281f53ca85-file-m0mhdloilb.png" />Design Information

### <img src="https://mintcdn.com/clearcalcs/lchEzA4h00Mzlgpc/images/migrated/f09f62eabef1-file-uwhuheg0gf.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=lchEzA4h00Mzlgpc&q=85&s=b265032c4c005fc5bbd464a80ef18160" alt="" width="429" height="563" data-path="images/migrated/f09f62eabef1-file-uwhuheg0gf.png" />Key Properties

<img src="https://mintcdn.com/clearcalcs/wCKMGQrVqWo51C47/images/migrated/a281fdf2e6e8-file-ius1nfryhu.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=wCKMGQrVqWo51C47&q=85&s=a572faad069ac15cd8fb457a45274ed0" alt="" width="795" height="882" data-path="images/migrated/a281fdf2e6e8-file-ius1nfryhu.png" />

### Loads

### <img src="https://mintcdn.com/clearcalcs/7GJyORIkCuwKrW7N/images/migrated/328bc9d93df5-file-xj2n6igji3.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=7GJyORIkCuwKrW7N&q=85&s=d9f33e92ff841627f65dcb8db75a04bf" alt="" width="795" height="664" data-path="images/migrated/328bc9d93df5-file-xj2n6igji3.png" /><img src="https://mintcdn.com/clearcalcs/6PuU-K_D_MascHz6/images/migrated/bef2ea4d0cc5-file-olfuqsdxvo.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=6PuU-K_D_MascHz6&q=85&s=556e34446023b7318762a79f94697073" alt="" width="788" height="452" data-path="images/migrated/bef2ea4d0cc5-file-olfuqsdxvo.png" />

### Design Condition

<img src="https://mintcdn.com/clearcalcs/Frl-BqFiuGxMu3Iv/images/migrated/7739de75dc6c-file-bffgotrzqj.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=Frl-BqFiuGxMu3Iv&q=85&s=20807fcaad3bc993208ffd9907a5b624" alt="" width="1177" height="512" data-path="images/migrated/7739de75dc6c-file-bffgotrzqj.png" />