Rules-of-thumb for

Beams and Columns

Class Instructor :
RINO D.A. FERNANDEZ
SITECAST CONCRETE COLUMNS:

SIZE TOTAL TRIBUTARY AREA

200 x 200mm 150 sq.m.

300 x 300mm 300 sq.m.
400 x 400mm 450 sq.m.
500 x 500mm 600 sq.m.
700 x 700mm 900 sq.m.
900 x 900mm 2,000 sq.m.
SITECAST CONCRETE BEAMS:

DEPTH WIDTH SPAN

15 (400mm) 5 (120mm) 6.00 meters

30 (750mm) 10 (250mm) 12.00 m
45 (1150mm) 15 (400mm) 18.00 m
60 (1500mm) 20 (500mm) 24.00 m
PRECAST CONCRETE COLUMNS:

SIZE TOTAL TRIBUTARY AREA

200 x 200mm 150 sq.m.

300 x 300mm 300 sq.m.
400 x 400mm 450 sq.m.
500 x 500mm 600 sq.m.
700 x 700mm 900 sq.m.
900 x 900mm 2,000 sq.m.
PRECAST CONCRETE BEAMS:

DEPTH WIDTH SPAN

12 (300mm) 8 (200mm) 6.00 meters

24 (600mm) 8 (200mm) 11.00 m
30 (750mm) 10 (250mm) 14.00 m
36 (900mm) 12 (300mm) 16.00 m
48 (1200mm) 16 (400mm) 20.00 m
POSTTENSIONED CONCRETE BEAMS:

DEPTH WIDTH SPAN

15 (400mm) 8 (200mm) 10.00 meters

30 (750mm) 10 (250mm) 18.00 m
45 (1150mm) 15 (400mm) 28.00 m
60 (1500mm) 20 (500mm) 36.00 m
WOOD COLUMNS:

SIZE TOTAL TRIBUTARY AREA (max)

150 x 150mm 50 sq.m. (Residential only)

200 x 200mm 100 sq.m.
250 x 250mm 180 sq.m.
300 x 300mm 280 sq.m.
350 x 350mm 380 sq.m.
400 x 400mm 450 sq.m.
COLUMN ANCHORAGE:
COLUMN ANCHORAGE:
WOOD BEAMS:

DEPTH WIDTH SPAN

6 (150mm) 10 (250mm) 2.40 meters

8 (200mm) 3.50 m
10 (250mm) 5.00 m
12 (300mm) 6.00 m
14 (350mm) 7.30 m
16 (400mm) 8.50 m
18 (450mm) 9.80 m
20 (500mm) 9.80 m
24 (600mm) 9.80 m
COLUMN & BEAM CONNECTION:
COLUMN & BEAM CONNECTION:
GLUE LAMINATED BEAMS:

DEPTH WIDTH SPAN

6 (150mm) 10 (250mm) 3.00 meters

8 (200mm) 4.00 m
10 (250mm) 5.00 m
12 (300mm) 6.00 m
14 (350mm) 7.00 m
16 (400mm) 8.00 m
18 (450mm) 9.00 m
20 (500mm) 10.00 m
24 (600mm) 13.00 m
GLUE LAMINATED BEAMS:

DEPTH WIDTH SPAN

30 (750mm) 10 (250mm) 16.00 meters

36 (900mm) 20.00 m
42 (1050mm) 24.00 m
48 (1200mm) 28.00 m
STEEL OPEN-WEB JOISTS:

DEPTH SPAN

24 (600mm) 16.00 meters

48 (1200mm) 30.00 m
72 (1800mm) -
96 (2400mm) -