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Glossary » Beams » Simply Supported » Uniformly Distributed Load » Single Span » Aluminum I Beam » 7.00 × 5.800
Aluminum I Beam | Single Span | Two Equal Spans | Three Equal Spans | Four Equal Spans

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 = 42.89 in4) for the 7.00 × 5.800 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
   
Aluminum I Beam: 7.00 × 5.800 (7.00 inch tall × 5.800 lbf/ft)
L = 3.00 ft
P (lbf/ft) w_max (in) stress_max (psi)
5.80 2.43 × 10-5 6.39
6.00 2.51 × 10-5 6.61
7.00 2.93 × 10-5 7.71
8.00 3.35 × 10-5 8.81
9.00 3.77 × 10-5 9.91
10.0 4.19 × 10-5 11.0
20.0 8.37 × 10-5 22.0
30.0 1.26 × 10-4 33.0
40.0 1.67 × 10-4 44.1
50.0 2.09 × 10-4 55.1
60.0 2.51 × 10-4 66.1
70.0 2.93 × 10-4 77.1
80.0 3.35 × 10-4 88.1
90.0 3.77 × 10-4 99.1
100 4.19 × 10-4 110
200 8.37 × 10-4 220
300 0.00126 330
400 0.00167 441
500 0.00209 551
600 0.00251 661
700 0.00293 771
800 0.00335 881
900 0.00377 991
1000 0.00419 1100
2000 0.00837 2200
3000 0.0126 3300
4000 0.0167 4410
5000 0.0209 5510
6000 0.0251 6610
7000 0.0293 7710
8000 0.0335 8810
9000 0.0377 9910
1.00 × 104 0.0419 1.10 × 104
2.00 × 104 0.0837 2.20 × 104
3.00 × 104 0.126 3.30 × 104
4.00 × 104 0.167 4.41 × 104
5.00 × 104 0.209 5.51 × 104
6.00 × 104 0.251 6.61 × 104
6.91 × 104 0.289 7.61 × 104
Aluminum I Beam: 7.00 × 5.800 (7.00 inch tall × 5.800 lbf/ft)
L = 5.00 ft
P (lbf/ft) w_max (in) stress_max (psi)
5.80 1.87 × 10-4 17.7
6.00 1.94 × 10-4 18.4
7.00 2.26 × 10-4 21.4
8.00 2.58 × 10-4 24.5
9.00 2.91 × 10-4 27.5
10.0 3.23 × 10-4 30.6
20.0 6.46 × 10-4 61.2
30.0 9.69 × 10-4 91.8
40.0 0.00129 122
50.0 0.00161 153
60.0 0.00194 184
70.0 0.00226 214
80.0 0.00258 245
90.0 0.00291 275
100 0.00323 306
200 0.00646 612
300 0.00969 918
400 0.0129 1220
500 0.0161 1530
600 0.0194 1840
700 0.0226 2140
800 0.0258 2450
900 0.0291 2750
1000 0.0323 3060
2000 0.0646 6120
3000 0.0969 9180
4000 0.129 1.22 × 104
5000 0.161 1.53 × 104
6000 0.194 1.84 × 104
7000 0.226 2.14 × 104
8000 0.258 2.45 × 104
9000 0.291 2.75 × 104
1.00 × 104 0.323 3.06 × 104
2.00 × 104 0.646 6.12 × 104
2.49 × 104 0.804 7.61 × 104
Aluminum I Beam: 7.00 × 5.800 (7.00 inch tall × 5.800 lbf/ft)
L = 10.0 ft
P (lbf/ft) w_max (in) stress_max (psi)
5.80 0.00300 71.0
6.00 0.00310 73.4
7.00 0.00362 85.7
8.00 0.00413 97.9
9.00 0.00465 110
10.0 0.00517 122
20.0 0.0103 245
30.0 0.0155 367
40.0 0.0207 490
50.0 0.0258 612
60.0 0.0310 734
70.0 0.0362 857
80.0 0.0413 979
90.0 0.0465 1100
100 0.0517 1220
200 0.103 2450
300 0.155 3670
400 0.207 4900
500 0.258 6120
600 0.310 7340
700 0.362 8570
800 0.413 9790
900 0.465 1.10 × 104
1000 0.517 1.22 × 104
2000 1.03 2.45 × 104
3000 1.55 3.67 × 104
4000 2.07 4.90 × 104
5000 2.58 6.12 × 104
6000 3.10 7.34 × 104
6220 3.21 7.61 × 104
Aluminum I Beam: 7.00 × 5.800 (7.00 inch tall × 5.800 lbf/ft)
L = 15.0 ft
P (lbf/ft) w_max (in) stress_max (psi)
5.80 0.0152 160
6.00 0.0157 165
7.00 0.0183 193
8.00 0.0209 220
9.00 0.0235 248
10.0 0.0262 275
20.0 0.0523 551
30.0 0.0785 826
40.0 0.105 1100
50.0 0.131 1380
60.0 0.157 1650
70.0 0.183 1930
80.0 0.209 2200
90.0 0.235 2480
100 0.262 2750
200 0.523 5510
300 0.785 8260
400 1.05 1.10 × 104
500 1.31 1.38 × 104
600 1.57 1.65 × 104
700 1.83 1.93 × 104
800 2.09 2.20 × 104
900 2.35 2.48 × 104
1000 2.62 2.75 × 104
2000 5.23 5.51 × 104
2760 7.23 7.61 × 104
Aluminum I Beam: 7.00 × 5.800 (7.00 inch tall × 5.800 lbf/ft)
L = 20.0 ft
P (lbf/ft) w_max (in) stress_max (psi)
5.80 0.0480 284
6.00 0.0496 294
7.00 0.0579 343
8.00 0.0661 392
9.00 0.0744 441
10.0 0.0827 490
20.0 0.165 979
30.0 0.248 1470
40.0 0.331 1960
50.0 0.413 2450
60.0 0.496 2940
70.0 0.579 3430
80.0 0.661 3920
90.0 0.744 4410
100 0.827 4900
200 1.65 9790
300 2.48 1.47 × 104
400 3.31 1.96 × 104
500 4.13 2.45 × 104
600 4.96 2.94 × 104
700 5.79 3.43 × 104
800 6.61 3.92 × 104
847 7.00 4.15 × 104
Aluminum I Beam: 7.00 × 5.800 (7.00 inch tall × 5.800 lbf/ft)
L = 25.0 ft
P (lbf/ft) w_max (in) stress_max (psi)
5.80 0.117 444
6.00 0.121 459
7.00 0.141 536
8.00 0.161 612
9.00 0.182 689
10.0 0.202 765
20.0 0.404 1530
30.0 0.606 2300
40.0 0.807 3060
50.0 1.01 3830
60.0 1.21 4590
70.0 1.41 5360
80.0 1.61 6120
90.0 1.82 6890
100 2.02 7650
200 4.04 1.53 × 104
300 6.06 2.30 × 104
347 7.00 2.65 × 104
Aluminum I Beam: 7.00 × 5.800 (7.00 inch tall × 5.800 lbf/ft)
L = 30.0 ft
P (lbf/ft) w_max (in) stress_max (psi)
5.80 0.243 639
6.00 0.251 661
7.00 0.293 771
8.00 0.335 881
9.00 0.377 991
10.0 0.419 1100
20.0 0.837 2200
30.0 1.26 3300
40.0 1.67 4410
50.0 2.09 5510
60.0 2.51 6610
70.0 2.93 7710
80.0 3.35 8810
90.0 3.77 9910
100 4.19 1.10 × 104
167 7.00 1.84 × 104
Aluminum I Beam: 7.00 × 5.800 (7.00 inch tall × 5.800 lbf/ft)
L = 40.0 ft
P (lbf/ft) w_max (in) stress_max (psi)
5.80 0.767 1140
6.00 0.794 1180
7.00 0.926 1370
8.00 1.06 1570
9.00 1.19 1760
10.0 1.32 1960
20.0 2.65 3920
30.0 3.97 5880
40.0 5.29 7830
50.0 6.61 9790
52.9 7.00 1.04 × 104
Aluminum I Beam: 7.00 × 5.800 (7.00 inch tall × 5.800 lbf/ft)
L = 50.0 ft
P (lbf/ft) w_max (in) stress_max (psi)
5.80 1.87 1770
6.00 1.94 1840
7.00 2.26 2140
8.00 2.58 2450
9.00 2.91 2750
10.0 3.23 3060
20.0 6.46 6120
21.7 7.00 6630
Aluminum I Beam: 7.00 × 5.800 (7.00 inch tall × 5.800 lbf/ft)
L = 60.0 ft
P (lbf/ft) w_max (in) stress_max (psi)
5.80 3.88 2560
6.00 4.02 2640
7.00 4.69 3080
8.00 5.36 3530
9.00 6.03 3970
10.0 6.70 4410
10.5 7.00 4610
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