Need steel beams to span a 26' area
Need steel beams to span a 26' area
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I am needing information as to what size beams to use as perlins over a 26' span. The pitch is 4/12 with beams on 4' centers. The length of the building is 40' with the ridge in the center.






RE: Need steel beams to span a 26' area
Even if you gave us this information, I don't think there's anyone here willing to risk your career designing individual members without understanding the whole structure.
RE: Need steel beams to span a 26' area
You are asking about fundamentals in design or what for you questioning? It is a basic design approach which is there in any text book or in formal desig procedures. With this kind on insufficient information , You may be guided as fundamentals ratger section size.
RE: Need steel beams to span a 26' area