Beam Selector

Enter your span and loads to find the lightest SpanCorr Beam at each web depth for a simple span under gravity LRFD combinations. Flexure per AISC 360-22 §F5, web shear per EN 1993-1-5:2024 Cl. 13 (AISI S100-24), deflection including shear.

Design Inputs — WF Comp, match an existing W-shape's capacity

Select a wide-flange (W) section and the tool returns the lightest SpanCorr Beam at each depth that meets or exceeds its capacity — flexural strength (φM_n), stiffness (I_x), and shear (φV_n). All steel F_y = 50 ksi. AISC 360-22 Section F5 flexure, EN 1993-1-5:2024 Cl. 13 web shear.

1 · Specify the wide-flange section

Wide-flange section

2 · Shear — probable demand from span

Span L (ft)

Load pattern

This assumes the beam is loaded all the way to its bending limit, so the shear shown here is the most it could ever see. Real beams usually carry less than that, so the actual shear is typically lower — which keeps this estimate on the safe side.

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For sizing guidance only. Selects the lightest SpanCorr Beam at each standard web depth for a simple span under 1.4D and 1.2D + 1.6L (ASCE 7-22). Flexure per AISC 360-22 §F5; web shear per EN 1993-1-5:2024 Cl. 13 (AISI S100-24 §A1.2.6(c)); deflection includes shear. Unequal/moving loads, continuous spans, cantilevers, axial load, vibration, ponding, web openings, and connections are out of scope. All selections must be verified by the Engineer of Record before use in construction documents. SpanCorr Beam · A572 Gr. 50 flanges, A1008 Gr. 50 corrugated sinusoidal web · standard lengths 30–65 ft