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Fertilizer & Mulch ~
Fireplace ~
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Grass Seed & Sod ~
Greenhouses

Heating & Air Conditioning

Insulation ~
Irrigation

Joists, Rafters, Headers, Studs, Trusses, etc.

Home Construction & Repair
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Home Remodeling, Repair & Estimators, etc.)

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Fences

FENCE POSTS CALCULATORS & APPLETS

CONCRETE FOR FENCE POSTS CALCULATOR – Hoover Fence Company

Concrete for Fence Posts Calculator INPUT Values include:

• • • • “…Diameter of Hole; Depth of Hole; Quantity of Holes…”

For more information see

Calculators or

Hoover Fence Company

BARBED WIRE CALCULATORS & APPLETS FOR RANCHES & FARMS

• • • WOVEN FENCE CALCULATORS & APPLETS FOR RANCHES & FARMS

• • • HIGH TENSILE FENCE CALCULATORS & APPLETS FOR RANCHES & FARMS

FENCE BUDGETS (SPREADSHEETS OPEN ONLINE WITH
EXCEL, iWORK-NUMBERS, IBM LOTUS SYMPHONY, NEOOFFICE, OPENOFFICE CALC, ETC.) – Authors: Eric Eberly,
Farm Business Management Agent;
Gordon Groover, Extension Economist, Farm Management;
and the Farm Business Management Staff,
Virginia Cooperative Extension,
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
VERY VERY VERY…EXTENSIVE.

Fence Budget Calculators includes:

• • • • “…Fence Construction Materials Cost Calculator;

• • • • Fence High Tensile Electric Calculator;

• • • • Fence High Tensile Non Electric Calculator;

• • • • Fence Barbed Wire Calculator;

• • • • Fence NRCS HT Electric Calculator;

• • • • Fence NRCS HT Non Electric Calculator;

• • • • Fence Woven Wire Calculator…”

For more information see

Farm Business Management Livestock Budgets;

Enterprise Budgets;

Publications & Education Resources or the

Virginia Cooperative Extension

FENCE DESIGN & COSTS SPREADSHEETS: POWER FENCES & BARBED WIRE FENCES (SPREADSHEETS OPEN ONLINE WITH
EXCEL, iWORK-NUMBERS, IBM LOTUS SYMPHONY, NEOOFFICE, OPENOFFICE CALC, ETC.) – Author: Hal W. Gordon,
Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS),
United States Department of Agriculture (USDA)
VERY EXTENSIVE.

Click on “Fence Design and Cost Calculator”.

Power & Barbed Wire Fence Design and Cost Calculator INPUT Values include:

• • • • Power Fence Design
        • General INPUT Values
          • “…Feet of Fence; Distance from Energizer to Fence;

• • • • • • Number of Corner Systems, H Brace Systems, Gate Systems, Wire Gaps, Floodgates, etc…”

List of Materials

• • • • • • “…Wire; Posts; Ground Rods & Clamps; Lightening Arrestor; Energizer;

• • • • • • Insulated Cable; Gates; Flood Gate Controller; etc…”

Estimated Costs of Materials; etc.

Barbed Wire Fence Design

• • • • • General INPUT Values
          • “…Feet of Fence; Number of Corners; In-Line H Brace Systems; Gates…”

List of Materials

• • • • • • “…Wire, Posts; Other Materials; etc…” etc.

For more information see

Tools By Landuse;

NRCS Economics;

Technical Resources or the

Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS)

RESIDENTIAL FENCE CALCULATORS & COMMERCIAL FENCE CALCULATORS

Brick Fence Calculator, Block Fence Calculator, Concrete Fence Calculator

CONCRETE MASONARY BLOCK FENCE CALCULATOR – Wonga Beach Q.L.D. Australia
VERY EXTENSIVE.

Concrete Masonry Block Fence Calculator INPUT Values include:

• • • • “…Length; Piers; Pier size; Pier Courses; Panel Courses;

• • • • Beams; Stretcher Length; Joint Size; etc…”

For more information see

Blocklayer

BRICK & BLOCK CALCULATORS – Monument Masonry, Inc.
VERY VERY EXTENSIVE.

Masonry units

• • • • “…are always called in this order by width x height x length, so an 8x8x16 is: 8″ wide x 8″ high x 16″ long…”

Brick & Block Calculators include

• • • • “…8x8x16 Block Calculator – Concrete Block or Cinder Block;

• • • • 8x4x16 Block Calculator – Concrete Block or Cinder Block;

• • • • 8x4x12 Block Calculator – Concrete Block or Cinder Block;

• • • • 4x8x16 Fence Block Block Calculator;

• • • • 8x6x16 and 6x6x16 Slump Stone Block Calculator;

• • • • Common Brick (walls) Calculator;

• • • • Norman “Jumbo” Brick (walls) Calculator;

For more information see

Monument Masonry

Chain Link Fence Calculator

CHAIN+LINK+CALCULATOR (RESIDENTIAL) – Hoover Fence Company

Chain Link Fence Calculator

• • • • “…calculates the entire list of materials needed to construct a residential

• • • • style chain link fence (except concrete)…”

For more information see

Calculators or

Hoover Fence Company

Ornamental Fence Calculator

ORNAMENTAL FENCE CALCULATOR – Hoover Fence Company

Ornamental Fence Calculator

• • • • “…This calculator will enable you to get an accurate material

• • • • list for ornamental aluminum fence…”

For more information see

Calculators;

Ornamental Aluminum Fence or

Hoover Fence Company

Vinyl Fence Calculator

VINYL FENCE CALCULATOR – Rick’s Custom Fencing and Decking
VERY EXTENSIVE.

Fence Calculator INPUT Values include

• • • • Type of Material: Select Vinyl;

• • • • Style of Fence for Vinyl
        • “…Lattice Top Vinyl Fence; etc…”

Length of Fence…”

Vinyl Fence Calculator OUTPUT Values include

• • • • “…Number of Lattice Posts Needed;

• • • • Number of Vinyl 1″x8″x48″ T&G; Needed;

• • • • Number of Mid Rails Needed;

• • • • Amount of Concrete Mix Needed; etc…”

For more information see

Rick’s Custom Fencing and Decking

VINYL FENCE CALCULATOR – Hoover Fence Company

Vinyl Fence Calculator

• • • • “…This program will visually build the sections of fence and

• • • • show you the quantity needed for each line…”

For more information see

Calculators;

Vinyl Fence Index or

Hoover Fence Company

Wood Fence Calculator

WOOD FENCE CALCULATOR – Rick’s Custom Fencing and Decking
VERY EXTENSIVE.

Fence Calculator INPUT Values include

• • • • Type of Material: Select Wood;

• • • • Style of Fence for Wood
        • “…Lattice Top Cedar Fence;

• • • • • Picture Frame Cedar Fence; etc…”

Length of Fence…”

Wood Fence Calculator OUTPUT Values include

• • • • “…Number of Posts Needed;

• • • • Number of Fence Clips Needed;

• • • • Number of Nails Needed;

• • • • Amount of Concrete Mix Needed;

• • • • Number of Cedar Boards Needed; etc…”

For more information see

Rick’s Custom Fencing and Decking

WOOD FENCE CALCULATOR – Wood Fence Styles and Accessories,
Hoover Fence Company

Wood Fence Calculator

• • • • “…allows you to enter your fence measurements so our program

• • • • can calculate quantities of posts, rails and pickets required to

• • • • construct a wood fence from scratch…”

For more information see

Calculators;

Wood Fence Styles and Accessories or

Hoover Fence Company

Compost, Fertilizer, Mulch & Topsoil

COMPOST CALCULATORS, APPLETS & SPREADSHEETS (XLS)

CO-COMPOSTER (SPREADSHEET OPENS ONLINE WITH
EXCEL, iWORK-NUMBERS, IBM LOTUS SYMPHONY, NEOOFFICE, OPENOFFICE CALC, ETC.) – D. Haith, T. Crone, A. Sherman,
J. Lincoln, J. Reed, S. Saidi & J. Trembley;
Cornell Waste Management Institute,
Department of Crop & Soil Science,
Cornell University
VERY VERY EXTENSIVE.

Co-Composter is

• • • • “…an Excel spreadsheet model for the planning of

• • • • co-composting systems for mixtures of dairy manure and

• • • • other organic wastes. Co-Composter provides mass and

• • • • volume balances, area estimations, and a cost analysis

• • • • of alternate composting systems based on inputs entered

• • • • on the user…”

Co-Composter Calculator INPUT Values include:

• • • • “…Average number of dairy animals (in each category) present on the farm during the year;

• • • • Moisture content of the raw manure (% by weight);

• • • • Daily volume of digested manure;

• • • • Is wastewater (e.g. from milkhouse or parlor) added to the raw lactating cow manure;

• • • • Moisture content (%) of the separated solids;

• • • • Days the manure and separated solids will be stored at the composting pad before composting;

• • • • Annual volumes (ft3), maximum days of storage, & value of additional materials to be composted; etc…”

For more information see

Co-Composter;

Composting or the

Cornell Waste Management Institute

COMPOST MIX CALCULATOR (SPREADSHEET OPENS ONLINE WITH
EXCEL, iWORK-NUMBERS, IBM LOTUS SYMPHONY, NEOOFFICE, OPENOFFICE CALC, ETC.) – Authors: A. Bary & Cogger,
Organic Farming Systems and Nutrient Management,
Puyallup Research and Extension Center,
Washington State University
VERY VERY EXTENSIVE.

Compost Mix Calculator

• • • • “…is a spreadsheet that calculates compost mixture C:N ratio and moisture content,

• • • • based on the analysis of your feed stocks and the mixture proportions that you choose.

• • • • You can use the spreadsheet evaluate the effects of different feedstock mixtures

• • • • on C:N ratio and moisture content of the initial pile…”

For more information see

Organic Farming Systems and Nutrient Management or

Puyallup Research and Extension Center

MANURE COMPOSTING CALCULATOR – Alberta Agriculture,
Food and Rural Development, Alberta, Canada
VERY VERY EXTENSIVE.

Manure Composting Calculator

• • • • “…determines the amount of carbon source material and water needed

• • • • to create a good compost mix. The calculator is primarily intended

• • • • for manure composting, however it can be used for other materials as well…”

Manure Composting Calculator INPUT Values include:

• • • • Nitrogen Source
        • “…Beef, Dairy, Horse, Pig, Poultry, Sheep & Fish Liquid or Solid Manure/Waste;

• • • • • Grass Clippings; Hay; etc…”

Carbon Source

• • • • • “…Grass Clippings; Hay; Paper; Cardboard; Straw; Sawdust; etc…”

Volume & Desired Moisture Content of your Mix

For more information see

Livestock Calculators;

Calculators or

Alberta Agriculture and Rural Development

FERTILIZER CALCULATORS, APPLETS, ANIMATIONS & SIMULATIONS

GARDEN CALCULATOR FOR LAWN FERTILIZER – National Gardening Association
VERY EXTENSIVE.

Lawn Fertilizer Calculator INPUT Values include:

• • • • “…Fertilizer Types (Bloodmeal, Manure, 20-0-0, etc.),

• • • • Lawn Types (Bermudagrass, Bluegrass, Buffalograss, Fescue, etc.);

• • • • Lawn Size…”

For more information see

Garden Calculators;

Gardening Resources or

National Gardening Association

• • • • Examples of other Garden Calculators include

Limestone Calculator

Limestone

• • • • • • “…When gardeners talk about “lime” or “limestone,” they mean either

• • • • • • calcium carbonate (calcite or calcitic limestone),

• • • • • • or calcium-magnesium carbonate (dolomite or dolomitic limestone). Of the two forms,

• • • • • • dolomite is preferred as it provides magnesium as well as calcium…”

Garden Calculator for Limestone INPUT Values include:

• • • • • • “…Existing pH; Soil Type; Garden Size…”

Sulfur Calculator

Garden Calculator for Sulfur INPUT Values include:

• • • • • • “…Existing pH; Soil Type; Garden Size…”

ORGANIC FERTILIZER CALCULATORS (SPREADSHEET OPENS ONLINE WITH
EXCEL, iWORK-NUMBERS, IBM LOTUS SYMPHONY, NEOOFFICE, OPENOFFICE CALC, ETC.) – Small Farms Program,
Oregon State University Extension Service,
Oregon State University
VERY VERY EXTENSIVE.

Organic Fertilizer Calculators include

• • • • “…Cover Crop Calculator;

• • • • Small Farm/Garden Calculator…”

For more information see

Small Farms;

Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources Extension Program or the

Oregon State University Extension Service

Fireplace

FIREPLACE CALCULATORS, APPLETS, ANIMATIONS & SIMULATIONS

• • • FIREPLACE DIMENSION & FRAMING CALCULATORS, GUIDES, PUBLICATIONS, TECHNICAL REPORTS, ETC.

• • • FIREPLACE FLUE SIZE CALCULATORS & APPLETS

• • • FIREPLACE & CHIMNEY GUIDES, PUBLICATIONS, TECHNICAL REPORTS, ETC.

FIREPLACE FLUE SIZE CALCULATOR – Stovesonline Ltd., U.K.

Fireplace Flue Size Calculator INPUT Values include:

• • • • “…Height & Width…”

For more information see

Stovesonline Ltd.

Flooring

FLOORING DESIGNERS, PLANNERS, CALCULATORS, GUIDES, PUBLICATIONS, TECHNICAL REPORTS, ETC.

DESIGN A ROOM, PROJECT ESTIMATOR, ETC. (KITCHEN, BATHROOM, DINNING ROOM, FAMILY ROOM, FOYER, HOME OFFICE & LIVING ROOM) – Armstrong World Industries
(Text, Images, Videos/Movies & Audio/Sound).
VERY VERY VERY…EXTENSIVE.
For more information see

Armstrong

CARPETING DESIGNERS, PLANNERS, CALCULATORS & APPLETS

• • • CARPET CALCULATORS AND APPLETS

• • • CARPETING COSTS AND INTERACTIVE DESIGN CALCULATORS & APPLETS

CARPET CALCULATOR – Home Depot,
Homer TLC, Inc
Multimedia Carpet Calculator (Text & Images).
For more information see

Project Calculators or

Home Depot

CARPET CALCULATOR – Lowe’s
Multimedia Carpet Calculator (Text & Images).
For more information see

Lowe’s

CERAMIC TILE DESIGNERS, PLANNERS, CALCULATORS, GUIDES, PUBLICATIONS, TECHNICAL REPORTS, ETC.

• • • MARBLE, GRANITE, SLATE, ETC. FLOORING DESIGNERS, PLANNERS, GUIDES, TECHNICAL REPORTS, ETC.

CERAMIC TILES – Bettini
Multimedia Ceramic Tile Database (Text & Images).
VERY VERY EXTENSIVE.

Ceramic Tile Database includes

• • • • “…Marble; Granite; Limestone; Sandstone; Jerusalem Stone; etc…”

FLOORCOVERING ADHESIVES CALCULATORS, GUIDES, PUBLICATIONS, TECHNICAL REPORTS, ETC.

PRESSURE SENSITIVE ADHESIVE CONVERSION CALCULATOR – Franklin Adhesives & Polymers,
a division of Franklin International
Multimedia Pressure Sensitive Adhesive Conversion Calculator (Text & Images).
For more information see

Franklin Adhesives & Polymers

HARDWOOD FLOORING DESIGNERS, PLANNERS, CALCULATORS, GUIDES, PUBLICATIONS, TECHNICAL REPORTS, ETC.

Flooring Calculators

HARDWOOD FLOORING CALCULATOR – Highland Hardwoods,
Brentwood, NH

Hardwood Flooring Calculator

• • • • “…We have designed the graph below so 5 separate

• • • • rooms or areas can be calculated. If you know the cost

• • • • per square foot of your flooring, the total cost can even

• • • • be calculated…”

Hardwood Flooring Calculator INPUT Values include:

• • • • “…Length; Width & Cost per Square Foot if Known…”

For more information see

Highland Hardwoods

Anderson Hardwood Flooring Designer

ANDERSON HARDWOOD FLOORING – Anderson Hardwood Floors
Multimedia Hardwood Flooring Selector, Installation Guides; Care & Maintenance Guides;
Flooring by Room Designer (Text, Images & Videos/Movies).
VERY VERY VERY…EXTENSIVE.

Armstrong Hardwood Flooring Designer

DESIGN A ROOM (KITCHEN, BATHROOM, DINNING ROOM, FAMILY ROOM, FOYER, HOME OFFICE & LIVING ROOM) – Armstrong World Industries
Multimedia Hardwood Flooring Selector, Installation Guides; Care & Maintenance Guides;
Flooring by Room Designer (Text, Images & Videos/Movies).
VERY VERY VERY…EXTENSIVE.

“Design a Room” using

• • • • Armstrong Hardwood Flooring for the Living Room, Family Room, Foyer, Dinning Room, Kitchen, etc.

For more information see

Armstrong

Bruce Hardwood Flooring Designer

BRUCE HARDWOOD FLOORING – Bruce Hardwood Flooring, Armstrong
Multimedia Hardwood Flooring Selector, Installation Guides; Care & Maintenance Guides;
Flooring by Room Designer (Text, Images & Videos/Movies).
VERY VERY VERY…EXTENSIVE.

Click on “Planning & Design” & Then “Flooring Selector”.

Bruce Hardwood Flooring Selector INPUT Values include:

• • • • “…Wood Species (Ash, Birch, Cherry, Hickory, Maple, Oak, etc.);

R
Style (Parquet, Plank, Strip, etc.);

Color…”

Bruce Laminate Flooring Selector INPUT Values include:

• • • • “…Color; Wood Looks; Stone Looks…”

For more information see

Bruce Hardwood Flooring

Mirage Hardwood Flooring Designer

MIRAGE HARDWOOD FLOORING – Miragefloors, Boa-Franc
Multimedia Hardwood Flooring Selector, Installation Guides; Care & Maintenance Guides;
Flooring by Room Designer (Text, Images & Videos/Movies).
VERY VERY VERY…EXTENSIVE.

Mirage Hardwood Flooring INPUT Values include

• • • • Collections (Elegant, Natural or Stylish);

• • • • Finish;

• • • • Application Technologies;

• • • • Moldings and accessories;

• • • • Design ideas; etc…”

PARQUET FLOORING, WOOD FLOOR MEDALLIONS CALCULATORS & APPLETS

FLOOR AND BORDER CALCULATOR – Czar Floors
VERY EXTENSIVE.

Floor & Border Calculator

• • • • “…Decorative Wood Floor Medallions, Floor Borders

• • • • Custom Inlay & Parquet Flooring…”

For more information see

Czar Floors

VINYL FLOORING CALCULATORS, APPLETS, ANIMATIONS & SIMULATIONS

HOW TO LAY A VINYL TILE FLOOR – This Old House, A Time4 Media Company

How to Lay a Vinyl Tile Floor

• • • • “…A step-by-step guide to preparing the floor and installing peel-and-stick tiles….”

For more information see

This Old House

Grass Seed, Sod & Turfgrass

GRASS SEED CALCULATORS & APPLETS

• • • SOD CALCULATORS & APPLETS

• • • TURFGRASS CALCULATORS & APPLETS

• • • TURF SPRAY CALCULATORS & APPLETS

Grass Seed Calculator

GRASS SEED CALCULATOR & GRASS SEED INFORMATION GUIDE – Bailey Seed
VERY VERY EXTENSIVE.

Grass Seed Information Guide

• • • • “…Germination times will vary as soil temperature and moisture affect

• • • • the time needed for germination. Seeding times as listed are approximate,

• • • • local weather and soil conditions must be taken into account to determine

• • • • the practical seeding times for specific areas…”

Grass Seed Calculator INPUT Values include:

• • • • “…Yards or Lot Size;

• • • • Area covered by One Pound of Seed with Reference Guide

• • • • for Various Seeds:
        • Bentgrass, Bluegrass, Fescue, etc.

Buildings (if using lot size)…”

For more information see

Bailey Seed

Turfgrass Calculators & Spreadsheets

TURF CALCULATORS (SPREADSHEET OPENS ONLINE WITH
EXCEL, iWORK-NUMBERS, IBM LOTUS SYMPHONY, NEOOFFICE, OPENOFFICE CALC, ETC.) – Turfgrass Science,
Division of Plant Sciences,
College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources,
University of Missouri
VERY VERY EXTENSIVE.

Examples of Turf Calculators include

• • • • “…Sprayer Calibration Calculator;

• • • • Fertilizer Calculator;

• • • • Topdressing Calculator;

• • • • Infield Mix Calculator; etc…”

For more information see

Turfgrass Science or the

Division of Plant Sciences

TURFGRASS SELECTOR – Patten Seed Company
VERY EXTENSIVE.

Turfgrass Selector

• • • • “…makes it easy to choose the best grass varieties

• • • • for your turfgrass application…”

Turfgrass Calculator INPUT Values include

• • • • “…Use (Lawn, Golf Course, etc.);

• • • • Zone; Shade/Full Sun; Water; Maintenance…”

Turfgrass Calculator OUTPUT Values include:

• • • • Grass Varieties according to input selections
        • “…Bermudagrass, Centipedegrass,

• • • • • St. Augustinegrass, Emerald Zoysiagrass, etc…”

For more information see

Turf Information Library or the

Patten Seed Company

How to Lay Sod Videos

HOW TO LAY SOD VIDEO – Patten Seed Company
Multimedia “How to Lay Sod Video” (Text, Images, Video/Movies & Audio/Sound).
For more information see

Turf Information Library or the

Patten Seed Company

Yard Area Calculator

YARD AREA CALCULATOR – Patten Seed Company

Yard Area Calculator INPUT Values include:

• • • • “…Area Type: Square (Length or Width);

• • • • Rectangle (Length & Width);

• • • • Circle (Dimension)…”

For more information see

Turf Information Library or the

Patten Seed Company

Greenhouses

GREENHOUSE RELATED CALCULATORS & APPLETS

FOR MORE GREEHOUSE CALCULATORS, APPLETS & SPREADSHEETS SEE

AGRICULTURE CROPS: GREENHOUSE CROPS, FLORICULTURE, ORNAMENTALS COSTS, BUDGETS, HEATING, COOLING, LIGHTING, ETC.

GREENHOUSE CALCULATORS, APPLETS, ANIMATIONS & SIMULATIONS

• • • GREENHOUSE FRAME STYLE CALCULATORS & APPLETS

GREENHOUSE SURFACE CALCULATOR – ACF Greenhouses, Buffalo Junction, VA

“…Select Frame Style: A-Frame or Quonset (Hoop) Frame…”

• • • • Greenhouse Surface Calculators include:
        • Gable Frame Area Calculator & Lean-to Area Calculator INPUT Values include:
          • “…Length, Width & Height of Greenhouse; Height of Sidewalls…”

Quonset Frame (Hoop Frame) Area Calculator INPUT Values include:

• • • • • “…Length, Width & Height of Greenhouse; Length of Bows…”

For more information see

ACF Greenhouses

GREENHOUSE FAN CALCULATORS & APPLETS

GREENHOUSE FAN CALCULATOR – ACF Greenhouses, Buffalo Junction, VA

Greenhouse Fan Calculators include:

• • • • “…Greenhouse Fan CFM Calculator;

• • • • Greenhouse Shutter Size Calculator…”

For more information see

ACF Greenhouses

GREENHOUSE HEATING CALCULATORS & APPLETS

HEAT UNIT CALCULATOR – D. Rhodes, Department of
Horticulture and Landscape Architecture, Purdue University

Greenhouse Heating

• • • • “…The growth and development of both plants and insects is strongly

• • • • temperature dependent…”

Heat Unit Calculator INPUT Values include:

• • • • “…Daily Maximum Temperature; Daily Minimum Temperature;

• • • • Threshold (Basal) Temperature…”

For more information see

Interactive Applications;

HORT410 – Vegetable Crops;

Horticulture and Landscape Architecture Courses or the

Department of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture

GREENHOUSE HEATER SIZE CALCULATOR – ACF Greenhouses, Buffalo Junction, VA

Greenhouse Heater Size Calculator INPUT Values include

• • • • “…Area of Structure;

• • • • Minimum Outside Temperature;

• • • • Inside Temperature;

• • • • Heat Loss Value..”

For more information see

ACF Greenhouses

Heating & Air Conditioning

HEATING & AIR CONDITIONING (HVAC)

FOR HEATING & AIR CONDITIONING (HVAC) CALCULATORS, APPLETS & SPREADSHEETS SEE

ENGINEERING CALCULATOR CENTER: MECHANICAL ENGINEERING – HEATING, VENTILATION & AIR CONDITIONING (HVAC)

Insulation

HEAT TRANSMISSION PROPERTIES OF INSULATING AND BUILDING MATERIALS

HEAT TRANSMISSION PROPERTIES OF INSULATING AND BUILDING MATERIALS DATABASE – R.R. Zarr,
Energy and Environment Division,
Engineering Laboratory,
National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)
Multimedia Heat Transmission Properties of Insulating and Building Materials (Text & Images).
VERY VERY VERY…EXTENSIVE.

NIST Heat Transmission Properties of Insulating and Building Materials Database

• • • • “…provides a valuable reference for building designers, material

• • • • manufacturers, and researchers in the thermal design of building

• • • • components and equipment…”

NIST Heat Transmission Properties of Insulating and Building Materials Database

• • • • “…includes data for over 2000 measurements, covering several categories of

• • • • materials including concrete, fiberboard, plastics, thermal insulation, and rubber. The

• • • • data cover a temperature range corresponding to most building applications; however,

• • • • the majority of the measurements were conducted at 24 °C (75 °F). The bulk densities of

• • • • the test specimens range from…”

For more information see the

Energy and Environment Division;

Engineering Laboratory;

NIST Standard Reference Data Web Server;

Standard Reference Data (SDR) or the

National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)

INSULATION CALCULATORS & APPLETS

INSULATION CALCULATOR – Chuck Wright Consulting, LLC.

• • • VERY VERY EXTENSIVE.

• • • Insulation Calculator
      • “…should help you see where your heating and air

• • • • conditioning is going, and will let you compare your upgrade options.”

Insulation Calculator INPUT Values include:

• • • • Indoor Temperature; Outdoor Temperature; Attic Temperature;

• • • • Surface input
        • “…4 & 6 inch Stud Wall; Ceiling R19, R26, R30, etc.;

• • • • • Attic Duckwoork; Windows; etc…”

Width, Height & Area; R Value; U Value; etc…”

For more information see

Calculators or

Chuck Wright’s Home Page

Irrigation

RELATED IRRIGATION CALCULATORS & APPELTS

FOR AGRICULTURE IRRIGATION CALCULATORS, APPLETS & SPREADSHEETS SEE

AGRICULTURE CALCULATOR CENTER: IRRIGATION DESIGN & COSTS, GUIDES, PUBLICATIONS, TECHNICAL REPORTS, CALCULATORS, APPLETS & SPREADSHEETS

LAWN WATERING COST CALCULATORS & APPLETS

LAWN WATERING COST CALCULATOR – Today’s Homeowner with Danny Lipford

• For more information see

Soday’s Homeowner with Danny Lipford

Joists, Rafters, Headers, Studs, Columns & Trusses

BUILDING IBC 2006 HEIGHTS AND AREAS CALCULATOR

BUILDING IBC 2006 HEIGHTS AND AREAS CALCULATOR – American Wood Council (AWC)
VERY VERY VERY…EXTENSIVE.

Building IBC 2006 Heights and Areas Calculator

• • • • “…Provides users with a web-based approach to calculating maximum heights and areas

• • • • for buildings of various occupancies and fire protection based on 2006 IBC provisions.

• • • • Input a given building, and allowable construction types are determined. Calculator

• • • • limits building input to a single occupancy for the entire building.

• • • • For multi-story buildings, maximum single floor area can be any size up

• • • • to total building floor area….”

Building IBC 2006 Heights and Areas Calculator INPUT Values include:

• • • • “…Use Group;

• • • • Total Building Perimeter;

• • • • Open Building Perimeter;

• • • • Minimum Width of Open Space;

• • • • Building Height; etc…”

For more information see

Calculators or the

American Wood Council (AWC)

CONNECTIONS CALCULATOR: WOOD-TO-WOOD, WOOD-TO-CONCRETE, WOOD-TO-STEEL

CONNECTIONS CALCULATOR: WOOD-TO-WOOD, WOOD-TO-CONCRETE, WOOD-TO-STEEL – American Wood Council (AWC) & the
American Forest & Paper Association (AFPA)
VERY VERY VERY…EXTENSIVE.

Connections Calculator: Wood-to-Wood, Wood-to-Concrete, Wood-to-Steel

• • • • “…Provides users with a web-based approach to calculating capacities

• • • • for single bolts, nails, lag screws and wood screws per the 2005 NDS.

• • • • Both lateral (single and double shear) and withdrawal capacities can

• • • • be determined. Wood-to-wood, wood-to-concrete, and wood-to-steel

• • • • connections are possible…”

Connections Calculator INPUT Values include:

• • • • Design Method
        • “…Alowable Stress Design; Load & Resistance Factor Design…”

Connection Type

• • • • • “…Lateral Loading; Withdrawal Loading…”

Fastener Type

• • • • • “…Lag Screw; Wood Screw; Nail…”

Main Member Type

• • • • • “…Alaska Cedar, Hemlock, Spruce, or Yellow Cedar;

• • • • • Aspen; Cottenwood; Douglas Fir; Hemlock; Maple; Oak; Redwood; Southern Pine; etc…”

Main Member Thickness;

Side Member Type;

• • • • • “…Steel; Plywood; OSB; Aspen; Cottenwood; Douglas Fir; Hemlock; Maple; Oak; Redwood; Southern Pine; etc…”

Side Member Thickness;

Nail Type;

Nail Size;

Time Effect Factor; etc.

For more information see

Calculators or the

American Wood Council (AWC)

COLUMNS CALCULATORS, APPLETS, ANIMATIONS & SIMULATIONS

CAPACITY OF WOOD COLUMN CALCULATOR – J. Ochshorn,
Department of Architecture,
College of Architecture, Art, and Planning,
Cornell University

• • • VERY VERY EXTENSIVE.

• • • Capacity of Wood Column Calculator INPUT Values include
      • Species
        • “…Douglas-Fir Larch; Hem-Fir; Spruce-Pine; Southern Pine; etc…”

Grade

• • • • • “…Select Structural; No. 1, 2 & 3…”

Duration of Load Factor, Cd;

Outdoors (Wet service Conditions);

Unbraced Height, x-axis;

Unbraced Height, y-axis…”

Wood Column Calculator OUTPUT Values include

• • • • Column Size – Capacity (lbs)
        • 2×4, 2-2×4, 3-2×4; 2×6, 2-2×6, 3-2×6;2×8, 2-2×8, 3-2×8; etc.

• • • • • 4×4; 4×6; 4×8; etc…”

Beams and Stringers

• • • • • Column Size – Capacity (lbs.)
          • “…6×10; 6×12; 8×12…”

Posts and Timbers

• • • • • • Column Size – Capacity (lbs.)

“…6×6; 6×8; 8×8; etc…”

For more information see

Structural Element Calculators;

ARCH 2615 Building Technology II: Structural Elements;

Courses;

Jonathan Ochshorn’s Cornell Academic Home Page;

Jonathan Ochshorn’s Home Page or the

Department of Architecture

JOIST CALCULATORS, APPLETS, ANIMATIONS & SIMULATIONS

• • • RAFTER CALCULATORS, APPLETS, ANIMATIONS & SIMULATIONS

MAXIMUM SPAN CALCULATOR FOR JOISTS & RAFTERS – Designed and Created by: C. Knudson & D. Pollock,
Washington State University,
Hosted by the American Wood Council (AWC)
VERY VERY VERY…EXTENSIVE.

Loading Assumptions

• • • • “… Live load (L), snow load (S), and roof live load (Lr) are assumed uniformly

• • • • distributed over the horizontal projected span for sloped members, as specified

• • • • in the model building codes. In addition, the dead load (D) is assumed uniformly

• • • • distributed over the horizontal projected span (rather than being distributed

• • • • over the true length of sloped members). The assumption regarding

• • • • dead load distribution is based on historical and current criteria

• • • • for Joist and Rafter Span Tables adopted in the model building codes…”

Maximum Span Calculator for Joists & Rafter INPUT Values include:

• • • • Species
        • “…Aspen, Beech, Birch, Hickory, Cottonwood,

• • • • • Douglas Fir, Douglas Fir & Larch, Eastern Hemlock, Eastern Softwoods,

• • • • • Eastern White Pine, Maple, Oak, Southern Pine, Red Oak,

• • • • • White Cedar, Spruce, Pine, Redwood, Western Cedars, Yellow Poplar, etc…”

Size “…2 x 4 thru 2 x 12…”

Grade “…Select Structural, Number 1, 2, 3, Stud, Construction, etc…”

Member Type “…Floor Joists, Ceiling Joists, Rafters…”

Deflection Limit;

Spacing;

Exterior Exposure;

Live Load & Dead Load.

For more information see

Calculators or the

American Wood Council (AWC)

SPAN OPTIONS CALCULATOR FOR JOISTS & RAFTERS – Designed and Created by: C. Knudson & D. Pollock,
Washington State University,
Hosted by the American Wood Council (AWC)
VERY VERY VERY…EXTENSIVE.

Span Options Calculator for Joists & Rafters INPUT Values include:

• • • • Species
        • “…Aspen, Beech, Birch, Hickory, Cottonwood, Douglas Fir,

• • • • • Douglas Fir & Larch, Eastern Hemlock, Eastern Softwoods,

• • • • • Eastern White Pine, Maple, Oak, Southern Pine, Red Oak,

• • • • • White Cedar, Spruce, Pine, Redwood, Western Cedars, Yellow Poplar, etc…”

Required Horizontal Span;

Member Type; Deflection Limit;

Spacing;

Live Load & Dead Load;

Exterior Exposure.

For more information see

Calculators or the

American Wood Council (AWC)

JOIST, RAFATERS & HEADERS CALCULATORS, APPLETS, ANIMATIONS & SIMULATIONS

ONLINE JOISTS, RAFTERS & HEADERS – SPAN CALCULATOR FOR CANADIAN & U.S. DIMENSION LUMBER – Canadian Wood Council
VERY VERY VERY…EXTENSIVE.

Click on “SpanCalc”.

Span Calculator for Canadian & U.S. Dimension Lumber for Joists, Rafters & Headers

• • • • “…provides a convenient reference for spans for common species of

• • • • Canadian and U.S. dimension lumber, fully in accord with

• • • • United States building codes and Federal Housing Administration [FHA]

• • • • requirements…”

Span Calculator for Canadian & U.S. Dimension Lumber for Joists, Rafters & Headers INPUT Values include:

• • • • Member Type
        • “…Floor Joists; Ceiling Joists; Headers;

• • • • • Rafer (Snow/Drywall); Rafer (Snow/No-Drywall); Rafer (No-Snow/Drywall); Rafer (No-Snow/No-Drywall);…”

Species

• • • • • “…S-P-F; Douglas Fir; Hemlock; Northern Species…”

Grade

• • • • • “…Select Structural, No.1, No.2, No.3…”

Size: (2 x 4 thru 2 x 12

Spacing: 12, 16, 19.2, 24

Loads

• • • • • “…20, 30, 40 or 50: Live/7 Dead (Light Roof Covering, No Drywall, No Attic);

• • • • • 20, 30, 40 or 50: Live/15 Dead (Medium Roof Covering, No Ceiling); etc…”

For more information see

Online Tools – Electronic Tools or the

Canadian Wood Council

STUDS CALCULATORS, APPLETS, ANIMATIONS & SIMULATIONS

TALL WALLS SIZER – Canadian Wood Council
VERY VERY EXTENSIVE.

Tall Walls Sizer

• • • • “…is intended to assist in using wood for the design of tall walls

• • • • in commercial and industrial structures and to provide a

• • • • step-by-step guide to the design of these walls…”

Tall Walls Sizer Calculator INPUT Values include:

• • • • Material
        • “…Boise Engineered Wood Products;

• • • • • Jager Engineered Wood Products;

• • • • • LP Building Products;

• • • • • MSR Lumber; etc…”

Species & Grade;

Specified Wind Loads;

Factored Uniformly Distributed Load Along the Stud Wall;

Stud Length;

Stud Spacing…”

For more information see

Online Tools – Electronic Tools or the

Canadian Wood Council

TRUSS CALCULATORS, APPLETS, ANIMATIONS & SIMULATIONS

WOOD ROOF TRUSS CALCULATOR – Select Trusses & Lumber, Inc.,
Wisconsin
For more information see

Select Trusses & Lumber, Inc.