The IRC has sizing tables for dimensional lumber and glulam beam manufacturers have span tables for their beams but are there any tables for steel I beams for use in residential construction? I found these span tables but they are only for tributary width for standard dead load values https://cfsei.memberclicks.net/assets/docs/designguides/3_loadspan.pdf. I am wanting allowable loading in lb/ linear foot.
I’m doing a pored concrete deck on steel deck pan on a steel i-beam structure so my dead load far exceeds the table I found. I know how to calculate shear stress, bending moment etc but I don’t know what the allowable design stresses are for this application.
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Need an engineer for steel beams. Often steel suppliers will have in house engineer or they make a call to their suppliers in house engineer. Give them a call first, my supplier provides this service at no fee. If the project is more complex or using untested methods you’ll have to pay out for a structural engineer.