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Glossary » Beams » Simply Supported » Uniformly Distributed Load » Single Span » Aluminum I Beam » 10.00 × 10.286
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For a simply supported beam in a single span, the maximum displacement w_max and the maximum normal stress stress_max occur at the center of the beam.
The tabulated data listed in this page are calculated based on the area moment of inertia (Ixx = 155.79 in4) for the 10.00 × 10.286 Aluminum I Beam and the typical Young's modulus (E = 1.015 × 107 psi) of aluminum alloys. Note that the typical yielding stress Yield of aluminum alloys can range from 4061 to 7.614 × 104 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
   
Aluminum I Beam: 10.00 × 10.286 (10.00 inch tall × 10.286 lbf/ft)
L = 3.00 ft
P (lbf/ft) w_max (in) stress_max (psi)
10.3 1.19 × 10-5 4.46
20.0 2.30 × 10-5 8.67
30.0 3.46 × 10-5 13.0
40.0 4.61 × 10-5 17.3
50.0 5.76 × 10-5 21.7
60.0 6.91 × 10-5 26.0
70.0 8.07 × 10-5 30.3
80.0 9.22 × 10-5 34.7
90.0 1.04 × 10-4 39.0
100 1.15 × 10-4 43.3
200 2.30 × 10-4 86.7
300 3.46 × 10-4 130
400 4.61 × 10-4 173
500 5.76 × 10-4 217
600 6.91 × 10-4 260
700 8.07 × 10-4 303
800 9.22 × 10-4 347
900 0.00104 390
1000 0.00115 433
2000 0.00230 867
3000 0.00346 1300
4000 0.00461 1730
5000 0.00576 2170
6000 0.00691 2600
7000 0.00807 3030
8000 0.00922 3470
9000 0.0104 3900
1.00 × 104 0.0115 4330
2.00 × 104 0.0230 8670
3.00 × 104 0.0346 1.30 × 104
4.00 × 104 0.0461 1.73 × 104
5.00 × 104 0.0576 2.17 × 104
6.00 × 104 0.0691 2.60 × 104
7.00 × 104 0.0807 3.03 × 104
8.00 × 104 0.0922 3.47 × 104
9.00 × 104 0.104 3.90 × 104
1.00 × 105 0.115 4.33 × 104
1.76 × 105 0.203 7.61 × 104
Aluminum I Beam: 10.00 × 10.286 (10.00 inch tall × 10.286 lbf/ft)
L = 5.00 ft
P (lbf/ft) w_max (in) stress_max (psi)
10.3 9.15 × 10-5 12.4
20.0 1.78 × 10-4 24.1
30.0 2.67 × 10-4 36.1
40.0 3.56 × 10-4 48.1
50.0 4.45 × 10-4 60.2
60.0 5.33 × 10-4 72.2
70.0 6.22 × 10-4 84.2
80.0 7.11 × 10-4 96.3
90.0 8.00 × 10-4 108
100 8.89 × 10-4 120
200 0.00178 241
300 0.00267 361
400 0.00356 481
500 0.00445 602
600 0.00533 722
700 0.00622 842
800 0.00711 963
900 0.00800 1080
1000 0.00889 1200
2000 0.0178 2410
3000 0.0267 3610
4000 0.0356 4810
5000 0.0445 6020
6000 0.0533 7220
7000 0.0622 8420
8000 0.0711 9630
9000 0.0800 1.08 × 104
1.00 × 104 0.0889 1.20 × 104
2.00 × 104 0.178 2.41 × 104
3.00 × 104 0.267 3.61 × 104
4.00 × 104 0.356 4.81 × 104
5.00 × 104 0.445 6.02 × 104
6.00 × 104 0.533 7.22 × 104
6.33 × 104 0.563 7.61 × 104
Aluminum I Beam: 10.00 × 10.286 (10.00 inch tall × 10.286 lbf/ft)
L = 10.0 ft
P (lbf/ft) w_max (in) stress_max (psi)
10.3 0.00146 49.5
20.0 0.00285 96.3
30.0 0.00427 144
40.0 0.00569 193
50.0 0.00711 241
60.0 0.00854 289
70.0 0.00996 337
80.0 0.0114 385
90.0 0.0128 433
100 0.0142 481
200 0.0285 963
300 0.0427 1440
400 0.0569 1930
500 0.0711 2410
600 0.0854 2890
700 0.0996 3370
800 0.114 3850
900 0.128 4330
1000 0.142 4810
2000 0.285 9630
3000 0.427 1.44 × 104
4000 0.569 1.93 × 104
5000 0.711 2.41 × 104
6000 0.854 2.89 × 104
7000 0.996 3.37 × 104
8000 1.14 3.85 × 104
9000 1.28 4.33 × 104
1.00 × 104 1.42 4.81 × 104
1.58 × 104 2.25 7.61 × 104
Aluminum I Beam: 10.00 × 10.286 (10.00 inch tall × 10.286 lbf/ft)
L = 15.0 ft
P (lbf/ft) w_max (in) stress_max (psi)
10.3 0.00741 111
20.0 0.0144 217
30.0 0.0216 325
40.0 0.0288 433
50.0 0.0360 542
60.0 0.0432 650
70.0 0.0504 758
80.0 0.0576 867
90.0 0.0648 975
100 0.0720 1080
200 0.144 2170
300 0.216 3250
400 0.288 4330
500 0.360 5420
600 0.432 6500
700 0.504 7580
800 0.576 8670
900 0.648 9750
1000 0.720 1.08 × 104
2000 1.44 2.17 × 104
3000 2.16 3.25 × 104
4000 2.88 4.33 × 104
5000 3.60 5.42 × 104
6000 4.32 6.50 × 104
7000 5.04 7.58 × 104
7030 5.06 7.61 × 104
Aluminum I Beam: 10.00 × 10.286 (10.00 inch tall × 10.286 lbf/ft)
L = 20.0 ft
P (lbf/ft) w_max (in) stress_max (psi)
10.3 0.0234 198
20.0 0.0455 385
30.0 0.0683 578
40.0 0.0910 770
50.0 0.114 963
60.0 0.137 1160
70.0 0.159 1350
80.0 0.182 1540
90.0 0.205 1730
100 0.228 1930
200 0.455 3850
300 0.683 5780
400 0.910 7700
500 1.14 9630
600 1.37 1.16 × 104
700 1.59 1.35 × 104
800 1.82 1.54 × 104
900 2.05 1.73 × 104
1000 2.28 1.93 × 104
2000 4.55 3.85 × 104
3000 6.83 5.78 × 104
3950 9.00 7.61 × 104
Aluminum I Beam: 10.00 × 10.286 (10.00 inch tall × 10.286 lbf/ft)
L = 25.0 ft
P (lbf/ft) w_max (in) stress_max (psi)
10.3 0.0572 309
20.0 0.111 602
30.0 0.167 903
40.0 0.222 1200
50.0 0.278 1500
60.0 0.333 1810
70.0 0.389 2110
80.0 0.445 2410
90.0 0.500 2710
100 0.556 3010
200 1.11 6020
300 1.67 9030
400 2.22 1.20 × 104
500 2.78 1.50 × 104
600 3.33 1.81 × 104
700 3.89 2.11 × 104
800 4.45 2.41 × 104
900 5.00 2.71 × 104
1000 5.56 3.01 × 104
1800 10.0 5.41 × 104
Aluminum I Beam: 10.00 × 10.286 (10.00 inch tall × 10.286 lbf/ft)
L = 30.0 ft
P (lbf/ft) w_max (in) stress_max (psi)
10.3 0.119 446
20.0 0.230 867
30.0 0.346 1300
40.0 0.461 1730
50.0 0.576 2170
60.0 0.691 2600
70.0 0.807 3030
80.0 0.922 3470
90.0 1.04 3900
100 1.15 4330
200 2.30 8670
300 3.46 1.30 × 104
400 4.61 1.73 × 104
500 5.76 2.17 × 104
600 6.91 2.60 × 104
700 8.07 3.03 × 104
800 9.22 3.47 × 104
868 10.0 3.76 × 104
Aluminum I Beam: 10.00 × 10.286 (10.00 inch tall × 10.286 lbf/ft)
L = 40.0 ft
P (lbf/ft) w_max (in) stress_max (psi)
10.3 0.375 792
20.0 0.728 1540
30.0 1.09 2310
40.0 1.46 3080
50.0 1.82 3850
60.0 2.19 4620
70.0 2.55 5390
80.0 2.91 6160
90.0 3.28 6930
100 3.64 7700
200 7.28 1.54 × 104
275 10.0 2.12 × 104
Aluminum I Beam: 10.00 × 10.286 (10.00 inch tall × 10.286 lbf/ft)
L = 50.0 ft
P (lbf/ft) w_max (in) stress_max (psi)
10.3 0.915 1240
20.0 1.78 2410
30.0 2.67 3610
40.0 3.56 4810
50.0 4.45 6020
60.0 5.33 7220
70.0 6.22 8420
80.0 7.11 9630
90.0 8.00 1.08 × 104
100 8.89 1.20 × 104
112 10.0 1.35 × 104
Aluminum I Beam: 10.00 × 10.286 (10.00 inch tall × 10.286 lbf/ft)
L = 60.0 ft
P (lbf/ft) w_max (in) stress_max (psi)
10.3 1.90 1780
20.0 3.69 3470
30.0 5.53 5200
40.0 7.37 6930
50.0 9.22 8670
54.2 10.0 9400
Aluminum I Beam: 10.00 × 10.286 (10.00 inch tall × 10.286 lbf/ft)
L = 70.0 ft
P (lbf/ft) w_max (in) stress_max (psi)
10.3 3.51 2430
20.0 6.83 4720
29.3 10.0 6910
Aluminum I Beam: 10.00 × 10.286 (10.00 inch tall × 10.286 lbf/ft)
L = 80.0 ft
P (lbf/ft) w_max (in) stress_max (psi)
10.3 5.99 3170
17.2 10.0 5290
Aluminum I Beam: 10.00 × 10.286 (10.00 inch tall × 10.286 lbf/ft)
L = 90.0 ft
P (lbf/ft) w_max (in) stress_max (psi)
10.3 9.60 4010
10.7 10.0 4180
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