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Glossary » Beams » Simply Supported » Uniformly Distributed Load » Two Equal Spans » S Section Steel I Beam » S5 × 10
S Section Steel I Beam | Single Span | Two Equal Spans | Three Equal Spans | Four Equal Spans

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 = 12.3 in4) for the S5 × 10 S Section 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
   
Steel I Beam: S5 × 10 (S5 inch tall × 10 lbf/ft)
L = 3.00 ft
P (lbf/ft) w_max (in) stress_max (psi)
10.0 1.95 × 10-5 27.4
20.0 3.89 × 10-5 54.9
30.0 5.84 × 10-5 82.3
40.0 7.78 × 10-5 110
50.0 9.73 × 10-5 137
60.0 1.17 × 10-4 165
70.0 1.36 × 10-4 192
80.0 1.56 × 10-4 220
90.0 1.75 × 10-4 247
100 1.95 × 10-4 274
200 3.89 × 10-4 549
300 5.84 × 10-4 823
400 7.78 × 10-4 1100
500 9.73 × 10-4 1370
600 0.00117 1650
700 0.00136 1920
800 0.00156 2200
900 0.00175 2470
1000 0.00195 2740
2000 0.00389 5490
3000 0.00584 8230
4000 0.00778 1.10 × 104
5000 0.00973 1.37 × 104
6000 0.0117 1.65 × 104
7000 0.0136 1.92 × 104
8000 0.0156 2.20 × 104
9000 0.0175 2.47 × 104
1.00 × 104 0.0195 2.74 × 104
2.00 × 104 0.0389 5.49 × 104
3.00 × 104 0.0584 8.23 × 104
4.00 × 104 0.0778 1.10 × 105
5.00 × 104 0.0973 1.37 × 105
6.00 × 104 0.117 1.65 × 105
7.00 × 104 0.136 1.92 × 105
8.00 × 104 0.156 2.20 × 105
9.00 × 104 0.175 2.47 × 105
1.00 × 105 0.195 2.74 × 105
1.08 × 105 0.211 2.97 × 105
Steel I Beam: S5 × 10 (S5 inch tall × 10 lbf/ft)
L = 5.00 ft
P (lbf/ft) w_max (in) stress_max (psi)
10.0 1.50 × 10-4 76.2
20.0 3.00 × 10-4 152
30.0 4.50 × 10-4 229
40.0 6.01 × 10-4 305
50.0 7.51 × 10-4 381
60.0 9.01 × 10-4 457
70.0 0.00105 534
80.0 0.00120 610
90.0 0.00135 686
100 0.00150 762
200 0.00300 1520
300 0.00450 2290
400 0.00601 3050
500 0.00751 3810
600 0.00901 4570
700 0.0105 5340
800 0.0120 6100
900 0.0135 6860
1000 0.0150 7620
2000 0.0300 1.52 × 104
3000 0.0450 2.29 × 104
4000 0.0601 3.05 × 104
5000 0.0751 3.81 × 104
6000 0.0901 4.57 × 104
7000 0.105 5.34 × 104
8000 0.120 6.10 × 104
9000 0.135 6.86 × 104
1.00 × 104 0.150 7.62 × 104
2.00 × 104 0.300 1.52 × 105
3.00 × 104 0.450 2.29 × 105
3.90 × 104 0.585 2.97 × 105
Steel I Beam: S5 × 10 (S5 inch tall × 10 lbf/ft)
L = 10.0 ft
P (lbf/ft) w_max (in) stress_max (psi)
10.0 0.00240 305
20.0 0.00480 610
30.0 0.00721 915
40.0 0.00961 1220
50.0 0.0120 1520
60.0 0.0144 1830
70.0 0.0168 2130
80.0 0.0192 2440
90.0 0.0216 2740
100 0.0240 3050
200 0.0480 6100
300 0.0721 9150
400 0.0961 1.22 × 104
500 0.120 1.52 × 104
600 0.144 1.83 × 104
700 0.168 2.13 × 104
800 0.192 2.44 × 104
900 0.216 2.74 × 104
1000 0.240 3.05 × 104
2000 0.480 6.10 × 104
3000 0.721 9.15 × 104
4000 0.961 1.22 × 105
5000 1.20 1.52 × 105
6000 1.44 1.83 × 105
7000 1.68 2.13 × 105
8000 1.92 2.44 × 105
9000 2.16 2.74 × 105
9740 2.34 2.97 × 105
Steel I Beam: S5 × 10 (S5 inch tall × 10 lbf/ft)
L = 15.0 ft
P (lbf/ft) w_max (in) stress_max (psi)
10.0 0.0122 686
20.0 0.0243 1370
30.0 0.0365 2060
40.0 0.0486 2740
50.0 0.0608 3430
60.0 0.0730 4120
70.0 0.0851 4800
80.0 0.0973 5490
90.0 0.109 6170
100 0.122 6860
200 0.243 1.37 × 104
300 0.365 2.06 × 104
400 0.486 2.74 × 104
500 0.608 3.43 × 104
600 0.730 4.12 × 104
700 0.851 4.80 × 104
800 0.973 5.49 × 104
900 1.09 6.17 × 104
1000 1.22 6.86 × 104
2000 2.43 1.37 × 105
3000 3.65 2.06 × 105
4000 4.86 2.74 × 105
4330 5.27 2.97 × 105
Steel I Beam: S5 × 10 (S5 inch tall × 10 lbf/ft)
L = 20.0 ft
P (lbf/ft) w_max (in) stress_max (psi)
10.0 0.0384 1220
20.0 0.0769 2440
30.0 0.115 3660
40.0 0.154 4880
50.0 0.192 6100
60.0 0.231 7320
70.0 0.269 8540
80.0 0.308 9760
90.0 0.346 1.10 × 104
100 0.384 1.22 × 104
200 0.769 2.44 × 104
300 1.15 3.66 × 104
400 1.54 4.88 × 104
500 1.92 6.10 × 104
600 2.31 7.32 × 104
700 2.69 8.54 × 104
800 3.08 9.76 × 104
900 3.46 1.10 × 105
1000 3.84 1.22 × 105
1300 5.00 1.59 × 105
Steel I Beam: S5 × 10 (S5 inch tall × 10 lbf/ft)
L = 25.0 ft
P (lbf/ft) w_max (in) stress_max (psi)
10.0 0.0938 1910
20.0 0.188 3810
30.0 0.282 5720
40.0 0.375 7620
50.0 0.469 9530
60.0 0.563 1.14 × 104
70.0 0.657 1.33 × 104
80.0 0.751 1.52 × 104
90.0 0.845 1.71 × 104
100 0.938 1.91 × 104
200 1.88 3.81 × 104
300 2.82 5.72 × 104
400 3.75 7.62 × 104
500 4.69 9.53 × 104
533 5.00 1.02 × 105
Steel I Beam: S5 × 10 (S5 inch tall × 10 lbf/ft)
L = 30.0 ft
P (lbf/ft) w_max (in) stress_max (psi)
10.0 0.195 2740
20.0 0.389 5490
30.0 0.584 8230
40.0 0.778 1.10 × 104
50.0 0.973 1.37 × 104
60.0 1.17 1.65 × 104
70.0 1.36 1.92 × 104
80.0 1.56 2.20 × 104
90.0 1.75 2.47 × 104
100 1.95 2.74 × 104
200 3.89 5.49 × 104
257 5.00 7.05 × 104
Steel I Beam: S5 × 10 (S5 inch tall × 10 lbf/ft)
L = 40.0 ft
P (lbf/ft) w_max (in) stress_max (psi)
10.0 0.615 4880
20.0 1.23 9760
30.0 1.85 1.46 × 104
40.0 2.46 1.95 × 104
50.0 3.08 2.44 × 104
60.0 3.69 2.93 × 104
70.0 4.31 3.41 × 104
80.0 4.92 3.90 × 104
81.3 5.00 3.97 × 104
Steel I Beam: S5 × 10 (S5 inch tall × 10 lbf/ft)
L = 50.0 ft
P (lbf/ft) w_max (in) stress_max (psi)
10.0 1.50 7620
20.0 3.00 1.52 × 104
30.0 4.50 2.29 × 104
33.3 5.00 2.54 × 104
Steel I Beam: S5 × 10 (S5 inch tall × 10 lbf/ft)
L = 60.0 ft
P (lbf/ft) w_max (in) stress_max (psi)
10.0 3.11 1.10 × 104
16.1 5.00 1.76 × 104
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