Contraflexure74
Structural
Hi,
I have a steel I-Beam supporting a roof, as per attached detail.
The beam sits on a 100mm inner blockwork leaf at wallplate level. The clear span of the UB is 7m.
My question is can I take the effective length of the beam as 1m as it is laterally restrained by roof structure?
Also do I need to be concerned about destabilising loads?
John.
I have a steel I-Beam supporting a roof, as per attached detail.
The beam sits on a 100mm inner blockwork leaf at wallplate level. The clear span of the UB is 7m.
My question is can I take the effective length of the beam as 1m as it is laterally restrained by roof structure?
Also do I need to be concerned about destabilising loads?
John.