W8 Steel Beam Span

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W8 steel beam span. American standard steel c channels. 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 22 24 26. American standard beams s beam american standard beams astm a6 imperial units. Just give us a call if you need something special.

Designation width x lbs ft nominal size depth x width inches x inches allowable uniform load lb. Steel construction rules of thumb floors beams and girders to calculate the necessary depth of a beam divide the span in inches by 20. For example the allowable uniform load for a w8 x 18 wide flange with a 8 foot span is 30 400 pounds but it drops to 24 300 pounds for a 10 foot span and to 20 300. Mechanics forces acceleration displacement vectors motion momentum energy of objects and more.

Wide flange beams are designated by the letter w followed by the nominal depth in inches and the weight in pounds per foot. Physical constraints determine the load capacities of beams. Uniformly loaded simple beam steel i beams. Wide flange beam dimensions chart for sizes dimensions and section properties of steel wide flange beams.

Metals depot stocks a wide range of steel beam sizes for thousands of applications. Beams simply supported uniformly distributed load two equal spans wide flange steel i beam w12 53. Span of beam inches tributary width inches uniform load pounds square foot e g. We also offer a selection of galvanized steel beams.

It s easy to select the right size i beam for your project when you know the load or weight that you need the i beam to bear. For example a 25 span would be 25x12 20 15. Beams simply supported uniformly distributed load single span wide flange steel i beam w8 18. The width of this beam would be between 1 3 and the depth.

Beams and columns deflection and stress moment of inertia section modulus and technical information of beams and columns. Yield strength of steel ksi e g.