Feb 11, 2010 · We have designed a floor system using a W8x15 composite steel beam. We have ran the numbers and the beam is adequate. Does anybody know why the Composite W Shape …

Sep 13, 2007 · I need to design an attachment of a temporary safety beam (W8x15) between two HSS 12x4 (flat side)columns for elevator installation. I was thinking of using a WT at each end …

Aug 25, 2010 · Without doing any calculations, I would agree with StructuralEIT that a bolt 2" from top and 2" from bottom of a W8x15 constitutes lateral bracing for either flange provided that …

Apr 29, 2003 · Pulling motors out of the race car again? W8x15 should work quite nicely. It has a little extra flange width to pull off the bottom flange. Provide some sort of restraints at the ends …

Jan 27, 2017 · It's a 6-story building, first floor is commercial and residential floors are above. I am attaching here first floor (commercial) framing plan. EOR design loads is LL 100 psf for this …

Dec 28, 2018 · I need to remove the existing precast lintel and 2 courses of 8" cmu's to raise the 10'6" wide opening to 96 1/6". The poured cmu bond beam shall remain. I am planning to …

Jan 21, 2022 · The pan forms were at least somewhat standardized, so that's perhaps part of it, as in you're looking for the depth of a W8x15 which has known values, for example. What I …

Dec 16, 2003 · A W8x15 (there is no 14) has a moment of inertia, Ix = 48 in^4 A W6x20 has a moment of inertia, Ix = 41.5 in^4. So two S4's do not come close. For general stiffness, your …

May 22, 2009 · I'll probably be notching them 1/2" to bear on the flange of the W8x15 steel beam that supports them on the open side, and I'll likely use a ledger with a 2x cleat on the other …

Apr 28, 2016 · I'm the staff engineer for a smallish contractor. A customer has come to us needing more head room over a machine they want to bring in. There are 30" bar joists in the area, and …