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    1. This chart provides a method to determine the appropriate steel beam size for supporting floor joists based on the clear span of the beam and calculated design loads. 2. The process involves determining the clear span of the beam, length of floor joists, dividing the joists in half, and calculating the vertical load based on floor live and dead loads for one or two stories. 3. The calculated load in kips is then used to find the recommended beam size by looking up the clear span on the chart and finding the beam rating that most closely exceeds the load value.

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    1. This chart provides a method to determine the appropriate steel beam size for supporting floor joists based on the clear span of the beam and calculated design loads. 2. The process involves determining the clear span of the beam, length of floor joists, dividing the joists in half, and calculating the vertical load based on floor live and dead loads for one or two stories. 3. The calculated load in kips is then used to find the recommended beam size by looking up the clear span on the chart and finding the beam rating that most closely exceeds the load value.

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    Chart For Steel Beams

    Uploaded by

    Ejaz Ahmed Rana
    1. This chart provides a method to determine the appropriate steel beam size for supporting floor joists based on the clear span of the beam and calculated design loads. 2. The process involves determining the clear span of the beam, length of floor joists, dividing the joists in half, and calculating the vertical load based on floor live and dead loads for one or two stories. 3. The calculated load in kips is then used to find the recommended beam size by looking up the clear span on the chart and finding the beam rating that most closely exceeds the load value.

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    of 2

    Clear Span

    of Beam (ft) 10lb


    (A)
    Kips
    2
    3
    54
    4
    43
    5
    34
    6
    28
    7
    24
    8
    21
    9
    19
    10
    17
    11
    15
    12
    14
    13
    13
    14
    12
    15
    11
    16
    11
    17
    10
    18
    9
    19
    9
    20
    9
    21
    22
    23
    24
    26
    28
    30

    Chart to Determine Appropriate Steel Beam Size


    13lb
    Kips
    74
    73
    55
    44
    36
    31
    27
    24
    22
    20
    18
    17
    16
    15
    14
    13
    12
    11
    11

    15lb
    Kips
    79
    65
    52
    43
    37
    32
    29
    26
    24
    22
    20
    19
    17
    16
    15
    14
    14
    13

    W8 in.
    18lb
    Kips
    75
    67
    56
    48
    42
    37
    33
    30
    28
    26
    24
    22
    21
    20
    19
    18
    17

    21lb
    Kips
    83
    80
    67
    57
    50
    44
    40
    36
    33
    31
    29
    27
    25
    24
    22
    21
    20

    Design Loads: Floor Dead Load: 10 PSF


    Floor Live Load: 40 PSF

    24lb
    Kips

    78
    77
    66
    .57
    51
    46
    42
    38
    35
    33
    31
    29
    27
    26
    24
    23

    28lb
    Kips

    92
    89
    76
    67
    59
    53
    49
    45
    41
    38
    36
    33
    31
    30
    28
    27

    15lb
    Kips
    92
    76
    61
    51
    43
    38
    34
    30
    28
    25
    23
    22
    20
    19
    18
    17
    16
    15
    14
    14
    13
    13

    W10 in.
    22lb
    Kips

    98
    85
    73
    64
    57
    51
    46
    43
    39
    36
    34
    32
    30
    28
    27
    26
    24
    23
    22
    21

    26lb
    Kips

    107
    102
    88
    77
    68
    61
    56
    51
    47
    44
    41
    38
    36
    34
    32
    31
    29
    28
    27
    26

    Roof Dead Load: 10 PSF


    Roof Live Load: 20 PSF

    W12 in.
    22lb
    26lb
    Kips
    Kips
    128
    112
    93
    80
    70
    62
    56
    51
    47
    43
    40
    37
    35
    33
    31
    29
    28

    112
    105
    92
    82
    73
    67
    61
    57
    52
    49
    46
    43
    41
    33
    37

    25

    33

    23
    21
    20
    19

    31
    28
    26
    24

    Decimal Equivalents of a Lineal Foot by Inches and Fractions of an Inch

    Fractions
    of an inch
    0
    1/4
    1/2
    3/4

    .0000
    .0208
    .0417
    .0625

    .0833
    .1042
    .1250
    .1458

    .1667
    .1875
    .2083
    .2292

    .2500
    .2708
    .2917
    .3125

    .3333
    .3542
    .3750
    .3958

    .4167
    .4375
    .4583
    .4792

    1.

    Determine clear span of beam (A)

    2.

    Determine length of the floor joist the beam is to support (B)

    3.

    (B) / 2=(C)

    4.

    Determine vertical load

    Inches
    6

    10

    11

    Fractions
    of an inch

    .5000
    .5208
    .5417
    .5625

    .5833
    .6042
    .6250
    .6458

    .6667
    .6875
    .7083
    .7292

    .7500
    .7708
    .7917
    .8125

    .8333
    .8542
    .8750
    .8958

    .9167
    .9375
    .9583
    .9792

    0
    1/4
    1/2
    3/4

    One (1) story = 62 (D)


    or
    Two (2) story = 124(D)

    5.

    (A)x(C)x(D)=(E)

    6.

    (E) / 1000=KIPS

    7.

    Go to the chart; find the clear span (ft); trace across to the figure which most closely exceeds your KIPS

    Clear Span

    __________ X

    Joists/2

    Vertical Factor

    _________ X ______________

    Subtotal

    = ___________

    / 1000 =

    KIPS

    / 1000=

    ________

    ___________

    / 1000=

    ________

    __________ X __________ X ______________ = ___________

    / 1000=

    ________

    __________ X __________ X ______________ = ____________

    / 1000=

    ________

    __________ X __________ X ______________ =

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