Wide Flange Beam Load Roof Roof Span

I have 4 x 6 i beams i guess small wide flange.

Wide flange beam load roof roof span.

I dont think so no snow load or any thing just a wood roof above the farthest house to patio edge is 14. I would like to know the distance i can spanusing these t for the beam on a patio roof. I m building a shop with a 40 foot span supporting the second floor load. Strutting beams only support roof loads.

All other things being equal a deeper wide flange beam. E few pics might help if it is not a lot of trouble. Enter the fy 46 load table for the hss20x12x3 8 page 6. W 4 x 13 w 5 x1 6 x 19 w 6 x 9 x 12 x 16 w 6 x 15.

Determine the uniform load capacity for loading in the plane of the minor axis. Designation width x lbs ft nominal size depth x width inches x inches allowable uniform load lb span ft 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 22 24 26. Yield strength of steel ksi e g. James clark school of engineering university of maryland very extensive.

For heavy roofs or in areas with substantial snowfall or winds call your local building department for code requirements. Some up close and some from a ways back so i can get a good understanding of your configuration. 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. How to use the beam load tables example 1 a simply supported 20 in.

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. B spans 22 feet. Roof pitch refers to the measurement of the slope of a roof and you express this as a ratio. In areas with mild climates patio roofs are generally designed for loads of 30 psf pounds per square foot.

Span of beam inches tributary width inches uniform load pounds square foot e g. The beam depth was 16 deep just to give you some idea. The figures are based on quality materials. American wide flange beams.

The tables below give maximum spans for rafters and beams. W flange beams and allowable uniform load. I have used a 20 clear span beam and a 10 tributary width. For full table rotate the screen.

Web thickness is 350 read more. I was looking at a wide flange steel i beam s12 depth 12 flange is 5 and lbs ft is 31 8.