Structural Steel Beams

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Structural steel beams.

Available in two configurations the most popular being the wide flange steel beam aka h beam or w beam with non tapered flanges. Beams are the backbone of steel construction. Structural steel beams. Steel beams commonly termed an i beam because of its shape beams provide great load bearing support when used horizontally or standing as columns.

Use it to help you design steel wood and concrete beams under various loading conditions. 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. British and european standards also specify universal beams ubs and universal columns ucs. Please select the catalog for your region below to view a list of available standard size beams.

Most of our stock is a36 steel beams but we can procure. Stainless steel beams we produce and distribute hot rolled and laser fused stainless steel beams throughout the world in both imperial and metric sizes. I beams i shaped cross section w wide flange steel beam i shaped cross section have parallel flange surfaces. Structural steel is mainly used as a reinforcement material to counter concrete s low tensile strength and ductility.

If we don t have it in stock we can get most items within a couple of days. It allows for the redistribution of stresses in continuous members and at points of high local stresses such as at holes or other discontinuities. 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. M miscellaneous shapes cannot be classified as standard i beams w s hp.

7 s 0 p o n s o a r. A common type of i beam is the rolled steel joist rsj sometimes incorrectly rendered as reinforced steel joist. I beams are commonly made of structural steel but may also be formed from aluminium or other materials. Ductility is an important property of structural steel.

Steel wood and concrete beam calculator. 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. Salvage steel beams steel i beam used steel h beams used steel building used structural steel used steel i beam. We stock a large selection of both wide flange h beams and standard beams i beams available for immediate pickup or delivery.

Save used steel i beams to get e mail alerts and updates on your ebay feed. Structural steel is a category of steel used for making construction materials in a variety of shapes.