Structural Steel Beams

Steel wood and concrete beam calculator.

Structural steel beams.

Save used steel i beams to get e mail alerts and updates on your ebay feed. 7 s 0 p o n s o a r. These sections have parallel. British and european standards also specify universal beams ubs and universal columns ucs.

I beams i shaped cross section w wide flange steel beam i shaped cross section have parallel flange surfaces. S american standard beam i shaped cross section have a slope on the inner flange surfaces. Salvage steel beams steel i beam used steel h beams used steel building used structural steel used steel i beam. Structural steel is a category of steel used for making construction materials in a variety of shapes.

Many structural steel shapes take the form of an elongated beam having a profile of a specific cross section structural steel shapes sizes chemical composition mechanical properties such as strengths storage practices etc are regulated by standards in most industrialized countries. Hp bearing pile h shaped cross section have parallel flange surfaces and equal web and flange thicknesses. Please select the catalog for your region below to view a list of available standard size beams. Available in two configurations the most popular being the wide flange steel beam aka h beam or w beam with non tapered flanges.

In canada and the united states steel i beams are commonly specified using the depth in inches and weight of the beam in pounds per foot. Beams are the backbone of steel construction. If we don t have it in stock we can get most items within a couple of days. Structural steel beams.

M miscellaneous shapes cannot be classified as standard i beams w s hp. I beams are commonly made of structural steel but may also be formed from aluminium or other materials. Most of our stock is a36 steel beams but we can procure. A common type of i beam is the rolled steel joist rsj sometimes incorrectly rendered as reinforced steel joist.

Structural steel is mainly used as a reinforcement material to counter concrete s low tensile strength and ductility. The part of the structural beam that provides resistance to shear forces breaking tearing apart or collapsing is the web while the flanges resist the bending movement of the section. Ductility is an important property of structural steel. If you have a steel wood or concrete beam with complex boundary conditions and loads this is a great tool for solving the problem numerically.

Use it to help you design steel wood and concrete beams under various loading conditions. Steel beams commonly termed an i beam because of its shape beams provide great load bearing support when used horizontally or standing as columns.