Two Story Dwelling Beam Spans Width of Floor to be Supported |
Sections | 7´ 10" 2.4 |
9´ 10" 3.0 |
11´ 10" 3.6 |
13´ 9" 4.2 |
15´ 9" 4.8 |
17´ 9" 5.4 |
19´ 8" 6.0 |
W6 x 15 W150 x 22 | 13´ 1" 4000 |
12´ 1" 3700 |
11´ 1" 3400 |
10´ 2" 3100 |
9´ 10" 3000 |
9´ 2" 2800 |
8´ 10" 2700 |
W6 x 20 W150 x 30 | 15´ 1" 4800 |
14´ 1" 4300 |
13´ 5" 4100 |
13´ 1" 4000 |
12´ 1" 3700 |
11´ 9" 3600 |
11´ 1" 3400 |
W8 x 14 W200 x 21 | 14´ 9" 4500 |
13´ 5" 4100 |
12´ 1" 3700 |
11´ 5" 3500 |
10´ 10" 3300 |
10´ 2" 3100 |
9´ 10" 3000 |
W6 x 25 W150 x 37 | 16´ 4" 5000 |
15´ 9" 4800 |
14´ 9" 4500 |
14´ 5" 4400 |
13´ 9" 4200 |
13´ 1" 4000 |
11´ 5" 3900 |
W8 x 18 W200 x 27 | 17´ 4" 5300 |
16´ 4" 5000 |
15´ 1" 4800 |
14´ 1" 4300 |
13´ 1" 4000 |
12´ 5" 3800 |
11´ 9" 3600 |
W8 x 21 W200 x 31 | 18´ 8" 5700 |
17´ 8" 5400 |
16´ 8" 5100 |
15´ 5" 4700 |
14´ 9" 4500 |
13´ 9" 4200 |
13´ 1" 4000 |
W10 x 16 W250 x 24 | 17´ 8" 5400 |
16´ 1" 4900 |
14´ 9" 4500 |
13´ 9" 4200 |
13´ 1" 4000 |
12´ 5" 3800 |
11´ 9" 3500 |
W8 x 24 W200 x 36 | 19´ 4" 5900 |
18´ 4" 5600 |
17´ 4" 5300 |
16´ 8" 5100 |
15´ 8" 4600 |
14´ 9" 4500 |
14´ 1" 4300 |
W8 x 26 W200 x 42 | 20´ 8" 6300 |
19´ 8" 6000 |
18´ 8" 5700 |
16´ 0" 5500 |
17´ 0" 5200 |
18´ 1" 4900 |
15´ 5" 4700 |
W8 x 31 W200 x 46 | 21´ 7" 6600 |
20´ 4" 6200 |
19´ 4" 5900 |
18´ 8" 5700 |
18´ 0" 5500 |
17´ 0" 5200 |
16´ 4" 6000 |
W10 x 22 W250 x 33 | 22´ 3" 6800 |
20´ 8" 6300 |
19´ 0" 5600 |
17´ 8" 5400 |
16´ 8" 5100 |
15´ 9" 4800 |
15´ 1" 4600 |
W10 x 26 W250 x 39 | 23´ 11" 7300 |
22´ 7" 6900 |
21´ 0" 6400 |
19´ 8" 6000 |
18´ 4" 5600 |
17´ 4" 5300 |
18´ 8" 5100 |
W12 x 21 W310 x 31 | 23´ 3" 7100 |
21´ 0" 6400 |
19´ 4" 5900 |
18´ 0" 5500 |
16´ 8" 5100 |
16´ 1" 4900 |
15´ 1" 4800 |
W12 x 26 W310 x 39 | 27´ 2" 8300 |
24´ 11" 7600 |
22´ 11" 7000 |
21´ 4" 6500 |
20´ 0" 6100 |
19´ 0" 5800 |
16´ 0" 5500 |
W12 x 30 W310 x 45 | 28´ 10" 8800 |
27´ 2" 8300 |
24´ 11" 7600 |
23´ 3" 7100 |
21´ 11" 6700 |
20´ 8" 6300 |
19´ 8" 6000 |
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