FIRST

select the beam material here:

STEEL

A. Cantilevered beam
(support at one end only)
(i)
Concentrated
Load:

THEN
Enter total weight here in pounds, including
self-weight of beam
Enter length of beam here, in feet

Total Load p=
span l=

Moment M (p*l) =
Section Modulus S
(M/Fb)=
Deflection*Momen
t of Inertia
(pl3/3E)

THEN
Enter desired deflection here
And this will be the you will need

100.00 #
10.00 ft
120 in

12,000 inch-#
0.504

1.986

0.25 in
7.94 in4

10.00 in4
0.20 in

OR
Enter the desired here
and this will be the deflection you will get

All lengths in inches, all weights in pounds, UNO

data for flyout above

E (psi)

STEEL
ALUMINUM
WOOD

29,000,000
10,000,000
1,900,000

index
value

1
29,000,000
Fb (psi) =

23,800

aluminum is same as steel

LOAD INCREASING TOWARDS FIXED END

M= ###
S= 0.17
###

S - Section Modulus - Allowable Stress Design (AISC 2-4)

S=M/Fb
Fb=23.8 ksi ( 0.66 x Fy=36ksi)
Variable

Value

M= ### in#
S= 6.85 in3

densities (pcf):
steel
aluminum
wood
concrete
glass

490
175
33
150
160

aluminum yield streng

Variable

Value

S=
M=

in3
0

beam
end only)

B. Simply supported beam

(support at both ends)

(ii)

(i)

Uniform Load:

Concentrated
Load:

Total Load p=
span l=
Uniform Load w
(p/l) =
Moment M (wl2/2)
=
Section Modulus S
(M/Fb) =
Deflection *
Moment of Inertia
(wl4/8E)

100.00 #
10.00 ft
120 in

Total Load p=
span l=

100.00 #
10.00 ft
120 in

0.833 #/in

0.252

Moment M (p*l/4)
=
Section Modulus S
(M/Fb)=

0.745

Deflection*Momen
t of Inertia
(pl3/48E)

6,000 inch-#

3,000 inch-#
0.126

0.124

0.25 in
2.98 in4

0.25 in
0.50 in4

10.00 in4
0.07 in

10.00 in4
0.01 in

aluminum yield strength is same as steel!!!

upported beam
both ends)
(ii)
Uniform Load:

Total Load p=
span l=
Uniform Load w
(p/l) =

Moment M (wl2/8) =
Section Modulus S
(M/Fb) =
Deflection *
Moment of Inertia
(5wl4/384E)

100.00 #
10.00 ft
120 in
0.833 #/in

1,500 inch-#
0.063

0.078

0.25 in
0.31 in4

10.00 in4
0.01 in