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For a simply supported beam in two equal spans, we compute the displacement at the middle of each span w_mid and the maximum normal stress stress_max occuring at the center support of the beam.
The tabulated data listed in this page are calculated based on the area moment of inertia (Ixx = 301 in4) for the W16 × 26 Wide Flange Steel I Beam and the typical Young's modulus (E = 3.046 × 107 psi) of steels. Note that the typical yielding stress Yield of steels can range from 1.015 × 104 to 2.970 × 105 psi. The purpose of this page is to give a rough estimation of the load-bearing capacity of this particular beam, rather than a guideline for designing actual building structures. Please check your local building codes for regulatory requirements.

Note: The weight of the beam itself is not included in the calculation.
L = 3 ft
L = 5 ft
L = 10 ft
L = 15 ft
L = 20 ft
L = 25 ft
L = 30 ft
L = 40 ft
L = 50 ft
L = 60 ft
L = 70 ft
L = 80 ft
L = 90 ft
L = 100 ft
L = 125 ft
L = 150 ft
   
Steel I Beam: W16 × 26 (Wide Flange 16 inch tall × 26 lbf/ft)
L = 3.00 ft
P (lbf/ft) w_max (in) stress_max (psi)
26.0 2.07 × 10-6 9.15
30.0 2.39 × 10-6 10.6
40.0 3.18 × 10-6 14.1
50.0 3.98 × 10-6 17.6
60.0 4.77 × 10-6 21.1
70.0 5.57 × 10-6 24.6
80.0 6.36 × 10-6 28.1
90.0 7.16 × 10-6 31.7
100 7.95 × 10-6 35.2
200 1.59 × 10-5 70.4
300 2.39 × 10-5 106
400 3.18 × 10-5 141
500 3.98 × 10-5 176
600 4.77 × 10-5 211
700 5.57 × 10-5 246
800 6.36 × 10-5 281
900 7.16 × 10-5 317
1000 7.95 × 10-5 352
2000 1.59 × 10-4 704
3000 2.39 × 10-4 1060
4000 3.18 × 10-4 1410
5000 3.98 × 10-4 1760
6000 4.77 × 10-4 2110
7000 5.57 × 10-4 2460
8000 6.36 × 10-4 2810
9000 7.16 × 10-4 3170
1.00 × 104 7.95 × 10-4 3520
2.00 × 104 0.00159 7040
3.00 × 104 0.00239 1.06 × 104
4.00 × 104 0.00318 1.41 × 104
5.00 × 104 0.00398 1.76 × 104
6.00 × 104 0.00477 2.11 × 104
7.00 × 104 0.00557 2.46 × 104
8.00 × 104 0.00636 2.81 × 104
9.00 × 104 0.00716 3.17 × 104
1.00 × 105 0.00795 3.52 × 104
2.00 × 105 0.0159 7.04 × 104
3.00 × 105 0.0239 1.06 × 105
4.00 × 105 0.0318 1.41 × 105
5.00 × 105 0.0398 1.76 × 105
6.00 × 105 0.0477 2.11 × 105
7.00 × 105 0.0557 2.46 × 105
8.00 × 105 0.0636 2.81 × 105
8.44 × 105 0.0671 2.97 × 105
Steel I Beam: W16 × 26 (Wide Flange 16 inch tall × 26 lbf/ft)
L = 5.00 ft
P (lbf/ft) w_max (in) stress_max (psi)
26.0 1.60 × 10-5 25.4
30.0 1.84 × 10-5 29.3
40.0 2.45 × 10-5 39.1
50.0 3.07 × 10-5 48.9
60.0 3.68 × 10-5 58.6
70.0 4.29 × 10-5 68.4
80.0 4.91 × 10-5 78.2
90.0 5.52 × 10-5 88.0
100 6.14 × 10-5 97.7
200 1.23 × 10-4 195
300 1.84 × 10-4 293
400 2.45 × 10-4 391
500 3.07 × 10-4 489
600 3.68 × 10-4 586
700 4.29 × 10-4 684
800 4.91 × 10-4 782
900 5.52 × 10-4 880
1000 6.14 × 10-4 977
2000 0.00123 1950
3000 0.00184 2930
4000 0.00245 3910
5000 0.00307 4890
6000 0.00368 5860
7000 0.00429 6840
8000 0.00491 7820
9000 0.00552 8800
1.00 × 104 0.00614 9770
2.00 × 104 0.0123 1.95 × 104
3.00 × 104 0.0184 2.93 × 104
4.00 × 104 0.0245 3.91 × 104
5.00 × 104 0.0307 4.89 × 104
6.00 × 104 0.0368 5.86 × 104
7.00 × 104 0.0429 6.84 × 104
8.00 × 104 0.0491 7.82 × 104
9.00 × 104 0.0552 8.80 × 104
1.00 × 105 0.0614 9.77 × 104
2.00 × 105 0.123 1.95 × 105
3.00 × 105 0.184 2.93 × 105
3.04 × 105 0.186 2.97 × 105
Steel I Beam: W16 × 26 (Wide Flange 16 inch tall × 26 lbf/ft)
L = 10.0 ft
P (lbf/ft) w_max (in) stress_max (psi)
26.0 2.55 × 10-4 102
30.0 2.95 × 10-4 117
40.0 3.93 × 10-4 156
50.0 4.91 × 10-4 195
60.0 5.89 × 10-4 235
70.0 6.87 × 10-4 274
80.0 7.85 × 10-4 313
90.0 8.84 × 10-4 352
100 9.82 × 10-4 391
200 0.00196 782
300 0.00295 1170
400 0.00393 1560
500 0.00491 1950
600 0.00589 2350
700 0.00687 2740
800 0.00785 3130
900 0.00884 3520
1000 0.00982 3910
2000 0.0196 7820
3000 0.0295 1.17 × 104
4000 0.0393 1.56 × 104
5000 0.0491 1.95 × 104
6000 0.0589 2.35 × 104
7000 0.0687 2.74 × 104
8000 0.0785 3.13 × 104
9000 0.0884 3.52 × 104
1.00 × 104 0.0982 3.91 × 104
2.00 × 104 0.196 7.82 × 104
3.00 × 104 0.295 1.17 × 105
4.00 × 104 0.393 1.56 × 105
5.00 × 104 0.491 1.95 × 105
6.00 × 104 0.589 2.35 × 105
7.00 × 104 0.687 2.74 × 105
7.60 × 104 0.746 2.97 × 105
Steel I Beam: W16 × 26 (Wide Flange 16 inch tall × 26 lbf/ft)
L = 15.0 ft
P (lbf/ft) w_max (in) stress_max (psi)
26.0 0.00129 229
30.0 0.00149 264
40.0 0.00199 352
50.0 0.00248 440
60.0 0.00298 528
70.0 0.00348 616
80.0 0.00398 704
90.0 0.00447 792
100 0.00497 880
200 0.00994 1760
300 0.0149 2640
400 0.0199 3520
500 0.0248 4400
600 0.0298 5280
700 0.0348 6160
800 0.0398 7040
900 0.0447 7920
1000 0.0497 8800
2000 0.0994 1.76 × 104
3000 0.149 2.64 × 104
4000 0.199 3.52 × 104
5000 0.248 4.40 × 104
6000 0.298 5.28 × 104
7000 0.348 6.16 × 104
8000 0.398 7.04 × 104
9000 0.447 7.92 × 104
1.00 × 104 0.497 8.80 × 104
2.00 × 104 0.994 1.76 × 105
3.00 × 104 1.49 2.64 × 105
3.38 × 104 1.68 2.97 × 105
Steel I Beam: W16 × 26 (Wide Flange 16 inch tall × 26 lbf/ft)
L = 20.0 ft
P (lbf/ft) w_max (in) stress_max (psi)
26.0 0.00408 407
30.0 0.00471 469
40.0 0.00628 626
50.0 0.00785 782
60.0 0.00942 938
70.0 0.0110 1090
80.0 0.0126 1250
90.0 0.0141 1410
100 0.0157 1560
200 0.0314 3130
300 0.0471 4690
400 0.0628 6260
500 0.0785 7820
600 0.0942 9380
700 0.110 1.09 × 104
800 0.126 1.25 × 104
900 0.141 1.41 × 104
1000 0.157 1.56 × 104
2000 0.314 3.13 × 104
3000 0.471 4.69 × 104
4000 0.628 6.26 × 104
5000 0.785 7.82 × 104
6000 0.942 9.38 × 104
7000 1.10 1.09 × 105
8000 1.26 1.25 × 105
9000 1.41 1.41 × 105
1.00 × 104 1.57 1.56 × 105
1.90 × 104 2.98 2.97 × 105
Steel I Beam: W16 × 26 (Wide Flange 16 inch tall × 26 lbf/ft)
L = 25.0 ft
P (lbf/ft) w_max (in) stress_max (psi)
26.0 0.00997 635
30.0 0.0115 733
40.0 0.0153 977
50.0 0.0192 1220
60.0 0.0230 1470
70.0 0.0268 1710
80.0 0.0307 1950
90.0 0.0345 2200
100 0.0383 2440
200 0.0767 4890
300 0.115 7330
400 0.153 9770
500 0.192 1.22 × 104
600 0.230 1.47 × 104
700 0.268 1.71 × 104
800 0.307 1.95 × 104
900 0.345 2.20 × 104
1000 0.383 2.44 × 104
2000 0.767 4.89 × 104
3000 1.15 7.33 × 104
4000 1.53 9.77 × 104
5000 1.92 1.22 × 105
6000 2.30 1.47 × 105
7000 2.68 1.71 × 105
8000 3.07 1.95 × 105
9000 3.45 2.20 × 105
1.00 × 104 3.83 2.44 × 105
1.22 × 104 4.66 2.97 × 105
Steel I Beam: W16 × 26 (Wide Flange 16 inch tall × 26 lbf/ft)
L = 30.0 ft
P (lbf/ft) w_max (in) stress_max (psi)
26.0 0.0207 915
30.0 0.0239 1060
40.0 0.0318 1410
50.0 0.0398 1760
60.0 0.0477 2110
70.0 0.0557 2460
80.0 0.0636 2810
90.0 0.0716 3170
100 0.0795 3520
200 0.159 7040
300 0.239 1.06 × 104
400 0.318 1.41 × 104
500 0.398 1.76 × 104
600 0.477 2.11 × 104
700 0.557 2.46 × 104
800 0.636 2.81 × 104
900 0.716 3.17 × 104
1000 0.795 3.52 × 104
2000 1.59 7.04 × 104
3000 2.39 1.06 × 105
4000 3.18 1.41 × 105
5000 3.98 1.76 × 105
6000 4.77 2.11 × 105
7000 5.57 2.46 × 105
8000 6.36 2.81 × 105
8440 6.71 2.97 × 105
Steel I Beam: W16 × 26 (Wide Flange 16 inch tall × 26 lbf/ft)
L = 40.0 ft
P (lbf/ft) w_max (in) stress_max (psi)
26.0 0.0653 1630
30.0 0.0754 1880
40.0 0.101 2500
50.0 0.126 3130
60.0 0.151 3750
70.0 0.176 4380
80.0 0.201 5000
90.0 0.226 5630
100 0.251 6260
200 0.503 1.25 × 104
300 0.754 1.88 × 104
400 1.01 2.50 × 104
500 1.26 3.13 × 104
600 1.51 3.75 × 104
700 1.76 4.38 × 104
800 2.01 5.00 × 104
900 2.26 5.63 × 104
1000 2.51 6.26 × 104
2000 5.03 1.25 × 105
3000 7.54 1.88 × 105
4000 10.1 2.50 × 105
4750 11.9 2.97 × 105
Steel I Beam: W16 × 26 (Wide Flange 16 inch tall × 26 lbf/ft)
L = 50.0 ft
P (lbf/ft) w_max (in) stress_max (psi)
26.0 0.160 2540
30.0 0.184 2930
40.0 0.245 3910
50.0 0.307 4890
60.0 0.368 5860
70.0 0.429 6840
80.0 0.491 7820
90.0 0.552 8800
100 0.614 9770
200 1.23 1.95 × 104
300 1.84 2.93 × 104
400 2.45 3.91 × 104
500 3.07 4.89 × 104
600 3.68 5.86 × 104
700 4.29 6.84 × 104
800 4.91 7.82 × 104
900 5.52 8.80 × 104
1000 6.14 9.77 × 104
2000 12.3 1.95 × 105
2560 15.7 2.50 × 105
Steel I Beam: W16 × 26 (Wide Flange 16 inch tall × 26 lbf/ft)
L = 60.0 ft
P (lbf/ft) w_max (in) stress_max (psi)
26.0 0.331 3660
30.0 0.382 4220
40.0 0.509 5630
50.0 0.636 7040
60.0 0.763 8440
70.0 0.891 9850
80.0 1.02 1.13 × 104
90.0 1.15 1.27 × 104
100 1.27 1.41 × 104
200 2.54 2.81 × 104
300 3.82 4.22 × 104
400 5.09 5.63 × 104
500 6.36 7.04 × 104
600 7.63 8.44 × 104
700 8.91 9.85 × 104
800 10.2 1.13 × 105
900 11.5 1.27 × 105
1000 12.7 1.41 × 105
1230 15.7 1.74 × 105
Steel I Beam: W16 × 26 (Wide Flange 16 inch tall × 26 lbf/ft)
L = 70.0 ft
P (lbf/ft) w_max (in) stress_max (psi)
26.0 0.613 4980
30.0 0.707 5750
40.0 0.943 7660
50.0 1.18 9580
60.0 1.41 1.15 × 104
70.0 1.65 1.34 × 104
80.0 1.89 1.53 × 104
90.0 2.12 1.72 × 104
100 2.36 1.92 × 104
200 4.71 3.83 × 104
300 7.07 5.75 × 104
400 9.43 7.66 × 104
500 11.8 9.58 × 104
600 14.1 1.15 × 105
666 15.7 1.28 × 105
Steel I Beam: W16 × 26 (Wide Flange 16 inch tall × 26 lbf/ft)
L = 80.0 ft
P (lbf/ft) w_max (in) stress_max (psi)
26.0 1.05 6510
30.0 1.21 7510
40.0 1.61 1.00 × 104
50.0 2.01 1.25 × 104
60.0 2.41 1.50 × 104
70.0 2.81 1.75 × 104
80.0 3.22 2.00 × 104
90.0 3.62 2.25 × 104
100 4.02 2.50 × 104
200 8.04 5.00 × 104
300 12.1 7.51 × 104
390 15.7 9.76 × 104
Steel I Beam: W16 × 26 (Wide Flange 16 inch tall × 26 lbf/ft)
L = 90.0 ft
P (lbf/ft) w_max (in) stress_max (psi)
26.0 1.67 8230
30.0 1.93 9500
40.0 2.58 1.27 × 104
50.0 3.22 1.58 × 104
60.0 3.86 1.90 × 104
70.0 4.51 2.22 × 104
80.0 5.15 2.53 × 104
90.0 5.80 2.85 × 104
100 6.44 3.17 × 104
200 12.9 6.33 × 104
244 15.7 7.71 × 104
Steel I Beam: W16 × 26 (Wide Flange 16 inch tall × 26 lbf/ft)
L = 100 ft
P (lbf/ft) w_max (in) stress_max (psi)
26.0 2.55 1.02 × 104
30.0 2.95 1.17 × 104
40.0 3.93 1.56 × 104
50.0 4.91 1.95 × 104
60.0 5.89 2.35 × 104
70.0 6.87 2.74 × 104
80.0 7.85 3.13 × 104
90.0 8.84 3.52 × 104
100 9.82 3.91 × 104
160 15.7 6.25 × 104
Steel I Beam: W16 × 26 (Wide Flange 16 inch tall × 26 lbf/ft)
L = 125 ft
P (lbf/ft) w_max (in) stress_max (psi)
26.0 6.23 1.59 × 104
30.0 7.19 1.83 × 104
40.0 9.59 2.44 × 104
50.0 12.0 3.05 × 104
60.0 14.4 3.67 × 104
65.5 15.7 4.00 × 104
Steel I Beam: W16 × 26 (Wide Flange 16 inch tall × 26 lbf/ft)
L = 150 ft
P (lbf/ft) w_max (in) stress_max (psi)
26.0 12.9 2.29 × 104
30.0 14.9 2.64 × 104
31.6 15.7 2.78 × 104
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