Beams and stringers. Lumber of rectangular cross section, 5 in (127 mm) or more thick and 8 in (203 mm) or more wide, graded with respect to its strength in bending when loaded on the narrow face.
When three or more sawn lumber elements not exceeding 4 inches in thickness and spaced not more than 24 inches apart are joined by a transverse load-distributing element, the bending stress may be ...