OLE ELVA toa AaLce Soria Meee ae Sen Uo ete eacr ied LOAD SPAN TABLE QUICK Most lintel manufacturers will have a preduct code for easy reference. In our case the number’s0' refers tothe cavity width the product is suitable for; 50mm, The standard lengths show the lengths of lintels that the figures underneath relate to. In this ‘example alllintels from 600mm upto 1200mm in length. ‘SWLis Safe Working Load or Serviceable Working Load. This umber is the load in Kilonewtons that allintel of this length can safely bear, In this case « 2550mm to 300mm lintel at load ratios of 1:1 or 1:3 can bear 28 Kilonewtons. This image shows the lintel shape including the 50mm cavity width, and also the dimensions of both the inner and outer leats; in this case 98mm, The 44mm cavity plus the 3mm steel makes up the 50mm, Nominal height is the height of the lintel from the peak down to the leafs. A general rule of thumb is the higher the lintel the better the load bearing capabilities. Nominal Height (mm) 113) 134 | 140 | 153 | 190 | 190 | 225] 225, gi) 62| 88 | 74 | 76 (80) 92 | 138/154] 178) swift) 16 [17 | 22 | 23 [| 20 | 20 (28) 208 fox) 2 | 13 (17) ie |e \ 2 | 2 PB] 2 22) 29 | | 56 | 68 ¥ 133] 162] 162 “The weight of fhe lintelis Load ratio refers to the Inelsaiferin engin. Thi intel distribution of lad that should be Skginc the permatre weight allocated to each leaf increases because the height has {inmerouter).A 1:1 ratiomeans the increased. loads equally spi on each leat. A 2:1 ratio means the inner leaf bears three limes as much as the outer leat ‘The SWL (Sate Working Load) at a load ratio of 18:1 is really only applicable fo eaves lintels. I would indicate that most ifnot all RM stands for Resistance Moment. This relates to the force the lintel is able to withstand before it breaks (altnough that is a very layman explanation). In this case the lintel at between 600mm, and 1200mm can withstand a force of 2.2kNm. of the load is being placed upon the inner leat. In this case the lintel can take a load of 17 KN.