I am trying to establish what is the maximum weight a wooden column 2M tall, 75mmX75mm will carry?

Question

I am trying to establish what is the maximum weight a wooden column 2M tall, 75mmX75mm will carry?

Answer 1

Depends on type of wood, and how it was cut. Check your local building code.

Answer 2

from what wood?

Answer 3

It also depends very much on whether the ends are pinned or fixed, as it is likely that the buckling strength will be the limiting value.

Answer 4

There is a relation for support thickness (like skirt supports for pressure vessels) and the dead weights for column supports but even if you chose to apply that relation, you need to specify permissible stress for the wood material.