Wide Flange Beam Load Roof Roof Span

All other things being equal a deeper wide flange beam.

Wide flange beam load roof roof span. For heavy roofs or in areas with substantial snowfall or winds call your local building department for code requirements. The figures are based on quality materials. I would like to know the distance i can spanusing these t for the beam on a patio roof. American wide flange beams.

E few pics might help if it is not a lot of trouble. Is there anything else the structural engineer should be aware of. I dont think so no snow load or any thing just a wood roof above the farthest house to patio edge is 14. For full table rotate the screen.

How to use the beam load tables example 1 a simply supported 20 in. I have used a 2nd floor live load of 30 psf 2nd floor dead load of 10 psf roof live load of 20 psf and roof dead load of 10 psf. The tables below give maximum spans for rafters and beams. Strutting beams only support roof loads.

Determine the uniform load capacity for loading in the plane of the minor axis. Some up close and some from a ways back so i can get a good understanding of your configuration. Span of beam inches tributary width inches uniform load pounds square foot e g. In areas with mild climates patio roofs are generally designed for loads of 30 psf pounds per square foot.

Enter the fy 46 load table for the hss20x12x3 8 page 6. I have 4 x 6 i beams i guess small wide flange. Roof pitch refers to the measurement of the slope of a roof and you express this as a ratio. Wide flange beams 4 to 44 sections wide flange h pile tab front wide flange h pile tab front shapes area a depth d web flange distance thickness tw width bf thickness tf k1 t work able gage in 2 in.

James clark school of engineering university of maryland very extensive. The beam is laterally braced for its entire length. The beam depth was 16 deep just to give you some idea. Yield strength of steel ksi e g.

I m building a shop with a 40 foot span supporting the second floor load. I was looking at a wide flange steel i beam s12 depth 12 flange is 5 and lbs ft is 31 8. B spans 22 feet. W flange beams and allowable uniform load.

Web thickness is 350 read more. I have used a 20 clear span beam and a 10 tributary width.