Monday, May 24, 2010

Structural calculations

Live loads


Snow 20 psf

People _____psf

Furniture _____psf

Other _____psf

Dead loads Assume 90 psf

Total __110___psf

Use A36 steel (36000 lbs)Beam loadingtotal load*tributary width

Determine Allowable Bending Stress.2/3*steel yield strength
24,000
Determine Maximum momentloading*length of beam squared divided by 8
15,468.75
Determine Section Modulus Required for Bending.
7.679 in cubed
Max moment divided by allowable bending stress
.645
Determine allowable deflection length of beam divided by 360
.5 in

W10X15 beam works

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