Desertfox,
Thanks for your reply. Maybe what I plan is not actually a cantilevered beam, but is depicted below. Total length of the main I-beam is 11 feet with the center resting (unsecured) on a 12" diameter wooden piling. The rear is bolted to the bottom of a purpendicular 48"...
Should be a simple question for a structural engineer. I need to lift a fountain from a lake and plan to rig a cantilevered steel 6"W x 4"H I-beam of .25" thickness. A 12" wooden piling will support the middle of the 11 foot beam and the rear will be well anchored to two...
