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Glossary » Beams » Simply Supported » Uniformly Distributed Load » Single Span » Wide Flange Steel I Beam » W24 × 62
Wide Flange Steel 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 = 1550 in4) for the W24 × 62 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: W24 × 62 (Wide Flange 24 inch tall × 62 lbf/ft)
L = 3.00 ft
P (lbf/ft) w_max (in) stress_max (psi)
62.0 2.39 × 10-6 6.41
70.0 2.70 × 10-6 7.24
80.0 3.09 × 10-6 8.27
90.0 3.47 × 10-6 9.30
100 3.86 × 10-6 10.3
200 7.72 × 10-6 20.7
300 1.16 × 10-5 31.0
400 1.54 × 10-5 41.4
500 1.93 × 10-5 51.7
600 2.32 × 10-5 62.0
700 2.70 × 10-5 72.4
800 3.09 × 10-5 82.7
900 3.47 × 10-5 93.0
1000 3.86 × 10-5 103
2000 7.72 × 10-5 207
3000 1.16 × 10-4 310
4000 1.54 × 10-4 414
5000 1.93 × 10-4 517
6000 2.32 × 10-4 620
7000 2.70 × 10-4 724
8000 3.09 × 10-4 827
9000 3.47 × 10-4 930
1.00 × 104 3.86 × 10-4 1030
2.00 × 104 7.72 × 10-4 2070
3.00 × 104 0.00116 3100
4.00 × 104 0.00154 4140
5.00 × 104 0.00193 5170
6.00 × 104 0.00232 6200
7.00 × 104 0.00270 7240
8.00 × 104 0.00309 8270
9.00 × 104 0.00347 9300
1.00 × 105 0.00386 1.03 × 104
2.00 × 105 0.00772 2.07 × 104
3.00 × 105 0.0116 3.10 × 104
4.00 × 105 0.0154 4.14 × 104
5.00 × 105 0.0193 5.17 × 104
6.00 × 105 0.0232 6.20 × 104
7.00 × 105 0.0270 7.24 × 104
8.00 × 105 0.0309 8.27 × 104
9.00 × 105 0.0347 9.30 × 104
1.00 × 106 0.0386 1.03 × 105
2.00 × 106 0.0772 2.07 × 105
2.87 × 106 0.111 2.97 × 105
Steel I Beam: W24 × 62 (Wide Flange 24 inch tall × 62 lbf/ft)
L = 5.00 ft
P (lbf/ft) w_max (in) stress_max (psi)
62.0 1.85 × 10-5 17.8
70.0 2.09 × 10-5 20.1
80.0 2.38 × 10-5 23.0
90.0 2.68 × 10-5 25.8
100 2.98 × 10-5 28.7
200 5.96 × 10-5 57.4
300 8.94 × 10-5 86.2
400 1.19 × 10-4 115
500 1.49 × 10-4 144
600 1.79 × 10-4 172
700 2.09 × 10-4 201
800 2.38 × 10-4 230
900 2.68 × 10-4 258
1000 2.98 × 10-4 287
2000 5.96 × 10-4 574
3000 8.94 × 10-4 862
4000 0.00119 1150
5000 0.00149 1440
6000 0.00179 1720
7000 0.00209 2010
8000 0.00238 2300
9000 0.00268 2580
1.00 × 104 0.00298 2870
2.00 × 104 0.00596 5740
3.00 × 104 0.00894 8620
4.00 × 104 0.0119 1.15 × 104
5.00 × 104 0.0149 1.44 × 104
6.00 × 104 0.0179 1.72 × 104
7.00 × 104 0.0209 2.01 × 104
8.00 × 104 0.0238 2.30 × 104
9.00 × 104 0.0268 2.58 × 104
1.00 × 105 0.0298 2.87 × 104
2.00 × 105 0.0596 5.74 × 104
3.00 × 105 0.0894 8.62 × 104
4.00 × 105 0.119 1.15 × 105
5.00 × 105 0.149 1.44 × 105
6.00 × 105 0.179 1.72 × 105
7.00 × 105 0.209 2.01 × 105
8.00 × 105 0.238 2.30 × 105
9.00 × 105 0.268 2.58 × 105
1.00 × 106 0.298 2.87 × 105
1.03 × 106 0.308 2.97 × 105
Steel I Beam: W24 × 62 (Wide Flange 24 inch tall × 62 lbf/ft)
L = 10.0 ft
P (lbf/ft) w_max (in) stress_max (psi)
62.0 2.95 × 10-4 71.2
70.0 3.34 × 10-4 80.4
80.0 3.81 × 10-4 91.9
90.0 4.29 × 10-4 103
100 4.77 × 10-4 115
200 9.53 × 10-4 230
300 0.00143 345
400 0.00191 459
500 0.00238 574
600 0.00286 689
700 0.00334 804
800 0.00381 919
900 0.00429 1030
1000 0.00477 1150
2000 0.00953 2300
3000 0.0143 3450
4000 0.0191 4590
5000 0.0238 5740
6000 0.0286 6890
7000 0.0334 8040
8000 0.0381 9190
9000 0.0429 1.03 × 104
1.00 × 104 0.0477 1.15 × 104
2.00 × 104 0.0953 2.30 × 104
3.00 × 104 0.143 3.45 × 104
4.00 × 104 0.191 4.59 × 104
5.00 × 104 0.238 5.74 × 104
6.00 × 104 0.286 6.89 × 104
7.00 × 104 0.334 8.04 × 104
8.00 × 104 0.381 9.19 × 104
9.00 × 104 0.429 1.03 × 105
1.00 × 105 0.477 1.15 × 105
2.00 × 105 0.953 2.30 × 105
2.59 × 105 1.23 2.97 × 105
Steel I Beam: W24 × 62 (Wide Flange 24 inch tall × 62 lbf/ft)
L = 15.0 ft
P (lbf/ft) w_max (in) stress_max (psi)
62.0 0.00150 160
70.0 0.00169 181
80.0 0.00193 207
90.0 0.00217 233
100 0.00241 258
200 0.00483 517
300 0.00724 775
400 0.00965 1030
500 0.0121 1290
600 0.0145 1550
700 0.0169 1810
800 0.0193 2070
900 0.0217 2330
1000 0.0241 2580
2000 0.0483 5170
3000 0.0724 7750
4000 0.0965 1.03 × 104
5000 0.121 1.29 × 104
6000 0.145 1.55 × 104
7000 0.169 1.81 × 104
8000 0.193 2.07 × 104
9000 0.217 2.33 × 104
1.00 × 104 0.241 2.58 × 104
2.00 × 104 0.483 5.17 × 104
3.00 × 104 0.724 7.75 × 104
4.00 × 104 0.965 1.03 × 105
5.00 × 104 1.21 1.29 × 105
6.00 × 104 1.45 1.55 × 105
7.00 × 104 1.69 1.81 × 105
8.00 × 104 1.93 2.07 × 105
9.00 × 104 2.17 2.33 × 105
1.00 × 105 2.41 2.58 × 105
1.15 × 105 2.77 2.97 × 105
Steel I Beam: W24 × 62 (Wide Flange 24 inch tall × 62 lbf/ft)
L = 20.0 ft
P (lbf/ft) w_max (in) stress_max (psi)
62.0 0.00473 285
70.0 0.00534 322
80.0 0.00610 368
90.0 0.00686 414
100 0.00763 459
200 0.0153 919
300 0.0229 1380
400 0.0305 1840
500 0.0381 2300
600 0.0458 2760
700 0.0534 3220
800 0.0610 3680
900 0.0686 4140
1000 0.0763 4590
2000 0.153 9190
3000 0.229 1.38 × 104
4000 0.305 1.84 × 104
5000 0.381 2.30 × 104
6000 0.458 2.76 × 104
7000 0.534 3.22 × 104
8000 0.610 3.68 × 104
9000 0.686 4.14 × 104
1.00 × 104 0.763 4.59 × 104
2.00 × 104 1.53 9.19 × 104
3.00 × 104 2.29 1.38 × 105
4.00 × 104 3.05 1.84 × 105
5.00 × 104 3.81 2.30 × 105
6.00 × 104 4.58 2.76 × 105
6.46 × 104 4.93 2.97 × 105
Steel I Beam: W24 × 62 (Wide Flange 24 inch tall × 62 lbf/ft)
L = 25.0 ft
P (lbf/ft) w_max (in) stress_max (psi)
62.0 0.0115 445
70.0 0.0130 503
80.0 0.0149 574
90.0 0.0168 646
100 0.0186 718
200 0.0372 1440
300 0.0559 2150
400 0.0745 2870
500 0.0931 3590
600 0.112 4310
700 0.130 5030
800 0.149 5740
900 0.168 6460
1000 0.186 7180
2000 0.372 1.44 × 104
3000 0.559 2.15 × 104
4000 0.745 2.87 × 104
5000 0.931 3.59 × 104
6000 1.12 4.31 × 104
7000 1.30 5.03 × 104
8000 1.49 5.74 × 104
9000 1.68 6.46 × 104
1.00 × 104 1.86 7.18 × 104
2.00 × 104 3.72 1.44 × 105
3.00 × 104 5.59 2.15 × 105
4.00 × 104 7.45 2.87 × 105
4.14 × 104 7.70 2.97 × 105
Steel I Beam: W24 × 62 (Wide Flange 24 inch tall × 62 lbf/ft)
L = 30.0 ft
P (lbf/ft) w_max (in) stress_max (psi)
62.0 0.0239 641
70.0 0.0270 724
80.0 0.0309 827
90.0 0.0347 930
100 0.0386 1030
200 0.0772 2070
300 0.116 3100
400 0.154 4140
500 0.193 5170
600 0.232 6200
700 0.270 7240
800 0.309 8270
900 0.347 9300
1000 0.386 1.03 × 104
2000 0.772 2.07 × 104
3000 1.16 3.10 × 104
4000 1.54 4.14 × 104
5000 1.93 5.17 × 104
6000 2.32 6.20 × 104
7000 2.70 7.24 × 104
8000 3.09 8.27 × 104
9000 3.47 9.30 × 104
1.00 × 104 3.86 1.03 × 105
2.00 × 104 7.72 2.07 × 105
2.87 × 104 11.1 2.97 × 105
Steel I Beam: W24 × 62 (Wide Flange 24 inch tall × 62 lbf/ft)
L = 40.0 ft
P (lbf/ft) w_max (in) stress_max (psi)
62.0 0.0756 1140
70.0 0.0854 1290
80.0 0.0976 1470
90.0 0.110 1650
100 0.122 1840
200 0.244 3680
300 0.366 5510
400 0.488 7350
500 0.610 9190
600 0.732 1.10 × 104
700 0.854 1.29 × 104
800 0.976 1.47 × 104
900 1.10 1.65 × 104
1000 1.22 1.84 × 104
2000 2.44 3.68 × 104
3000 3.66 5.51 × 104
4000 4.88 7.35 × 104
5000 6.10 9.19 × 104
6000 7.32 1.10 × 105
7000 8.54 1.29 × 105
8000 9.76 1.47 × 105
9000 11.0 1.65 × 105
1.00 × 104 12.2 1.84 × 105
1.62 × 104 19.7 2.97 × 105
Steel I Beam: W24 × 62 (Wide Flange 24 inch tall × 62 lbf/ft)
L = 50.0 ft
P (lbf/ft) w_max (in) stress_max (psi)
62.0 0.185 1780
70.0 0.209 2010
80.0 0.238 2300
90.0 0.268 2580
100 0.298 2870
200 0.596 5740
300 0.894 8620
400 1.19 1.15 × 104
500 1.49 1.44 × 104
600 1.79 1.72 × 104
700 2.09 2.01 × 104
800 2.38 2.30 × 104
900 2.68 2.58 × 104
1000 2.98 2.87 × 104
2000 5.96 5.74 × 104
3000 8.94 8.62 × 104
4000 11.9 1.15 × 105
5000 14.9 1.44 × 105
6000 17.9 1.72 × 105
7000 20.9 2.01 × 105
7970 23.7 2.29 × 105
Steel I Beam: W24 × 62 (Wide Flange 24 inch tall × 62 lbf/ft)
L = 60.0 ft
P (lbf/ft) w_max (in) stress_max (psi)
62.0 0.383 2560
70.0 0.432 2890
80.0 0.494 3310
90.0 0.556 3720
100 0.618 4140
200 1.24 8270
300 1.85 1.24 × 104
400 2.47 1.65 × 104
500 3.09 2.07 × 104
600 3.71 2.48 × 104
700 4.32 2.89 × 104
800 4.94 3.31 × 104
900 5.56 3.72 × 104
1000 6.18 4.14 × 104
2000 12.4 8.27 × 104
3000 18.5 1.24 × 105
3840 23.7 1.59 × 105
Steel I Beam: W24 × 62 (Wide Flange 24 inch tall × 62 lbf/ft)
L = 70.0 ft
P (lbf/ft) w_max (in) stress_max (psi)
62.0 0.709 3490
70.0 0.801 3940
80.0 0.915 4500
90.0 1.03 5070
100 1.14 5630
200 2.29 1.13 × 104
300 3.43 1.69 × 104
400 4.58 2.25 × 104
500 5.72 2.81 × 104
600 6.87 3.38 × 104
700 8.01 3.94 × 104
800 9.15 4.50 × 104
900 10.3 5.07 × 104
1000 11.4 5.63 × 104
2000 22.9 1.13 × 105
2070 23.7 1.17 × 105
Steel I Beam: W24 × 62 (Wide Flange 24 inch tall × 62 lbf/ft)
L = 80.0 ft
P (lbf/ft) w_max (in) stress_max (psi)
62.0 1.21 4560
70.0 1.37 5150
80.0 1.56 5880
90.0 1.76 6620
100 1.95 7350
200 3.90 1.47 × 104
300 5.86 2.21 × 104
400 7.81 2.94 × 104
500 9.76 3.68 × 104
600 11.7 4.41 × 104
700 13.7 5.15 × 104
800 15.6 5.88 × 104
900 17.6 6.62 × 104
1000 19.5 7.35 × 104
1220 23.7 8.94 × 104
Steel I Beam: W24 × 62 (Wide Flange 24 inch tall × 62 lbf/ft)
L = 90.0 ft
P (lbf/ft) w_max (in) stress_max (psi)
62.0 1.94 5770
70.0 2.19 6510
80.0 2.50 7440
90.0 2.81 8370
100 3.13 9300
200 6.25 1.86 × 104
300 9.38 2.79 × 104
400 12.5 3.72 × 104
500 15.6 4.65 × 104
600 18.8 5.58 × 104
700 21.9 6.51 × 104
759 23.7 7.06 × 104
Steel I Beam: W24 × 62 (Wide Flange 24 inch tall × 62 lbf/ft)
L = 100 ft
P (lbf/ft) w_max (in) stress_max (psi)
62.0 2.95 7120
70.0 3.34 8040
80.0 3.81 9190
90.0 4.29 1.03 × 104
100 4.77 1.15 × 104
200 9.53 2.30 × 104
300 14.3 3.45 × 104
400 19.1 4.59 × 104
498 23.7 5.72 × 104
Steel I Beam: W24 × 62 (Wide Flange 24 inch tall × 62 lbf/ft)
L = 125 ft
P (lbf/ft) w_max (in) stress_max (psi)
62.0 7.21 1.11 × 104
70.0 8.14 1.26 × 104
80.0 9.31 1.44 × 104
90.0 10.5 1.62 × 104
100 11.6 1.79 × 104
200 23.3 3.59 × 104
204 23.7 3.66 × 104
Steel I Beam: W24 × 62 (Wide Flange 24 inch tall × 62 lbf/ft)
L = 150 ft
P (lbf/ft) w_max (in) stress_max (psi)
62.0 15.0 1.60 × 104
70.0 16.9 1.81 × 104
80.0 19.3 2.07 × 104
90.0 21.7 2.33 × 104
98.4 23.7 2.54 × 104
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