frame load

[mjgsrpe]

how many pounds per linear foot can ea of a pair of 10 I beams carry? what is the base for your answer?
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Trying to use for coofice purpose thus need to verify ability to support 50 lbs/sf dead load)

[rmurray]

I hope one of our engineer posters will post an answer to your question..but I would suspect he would need more info..such as how high is the frame..8, 10, 12 inches and what kind of steel is it..Frames are very different from home to home...Remember the frame will have camber built into it which was intended to make the frame straight with the home it was built for on it..Since frames are very use specific..I doubt there is any safe used of a frame that is different than holding the home it was engineered for...

[rbonnie]

The factor is the not the size of the "I", but the support piers beneath the "I" that would transfer the load. That being said, when a home is built to the HUD code, the floor assembly must support a minmum uniform live load of 40 lb/ft sq., plus the dead load, In addition, but not simultaneously, the floor shall be able to support a concentrated load of 200 lb on a one-inch disc, with the maximum deflection not to exceed 1/8". Remember this is the floor assembly, not just the "I" beam.