Beam Type US Sections - Center Beam Supporting Two Floor
Tributary Span, ft
8 12 16 20 24
Maximum Unsupported Beam Span, ft
12 10 12 8 10 8 10 8 10 8
LSB 1000LSB300-79 800LSB250-98 1000LSB300-118 800LSB250-79 1000LSB300-118 1000LSB300-98 1200LSB350-118 1000LSB300-89 1200LSB350-118 1000LSB300-119
Steel I-Beam W8x13 W8x13 W8x13 W8x13 W8x13 W8x13 W8x13 W8x13 W8x13 W8x13
CFS Back-to-Back (2)
1000S200-97
(2)
1000S162-68
(2)
1400S162-97
(2)
1000S162-97
(2)
1200S162-118
(2)
1000S162-97
(2)
1400A162-118
(2)
1000S162-118
None (2)
1400A162-118
CFS Box-Beam None (2)
1000S162-118
None None None None None None None None
LVL (2)
1-3/4"x11-1/4"
(2)
1-3/4"x9-1/2"
(2)
1-3/4"x11-7/8"
(2)
1-3/4"x9-1/4"
(2)
1-3/4"x14"
(2)
1-3/4"x11-1/4"
(4)
1-3/4"x11-1/4"
(2)
1-3/4"x11-7/8"
(3)
1-3/4"x14"
(3)
1-3/4"x11-7/8"
Sawn Lumber SPF #2 (3) 4x14 (2) 4x12 (2) 6x16 (2) 4x12 (3) 4x14 (3) 4x12 (2) 6x16 (3) 4x12 (3) 6x14 (3) 4x14
Sawn Lumber Douglas Fir (3) 4x14 (2) 4x12 (2) 6x16 (2) 4x12 (3) 4x14 (2) 4x12 (2) 6x16 (3) 4x12 (3) 6x14 (3) 4x14
Notes:
1. Floor live load = 40 psf
2. Floor dead load = 15 psf
3. Deflection limit: L/360 for live loads and L/240 for total loads
4. Steel I-beams, CFS, and LSB have minimum yield strength of 50 ksi
5. LVLs have 1.9E and Fe = 2.6 ksi
6. LSB is assumed to have full lateral support.


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