Steel Beam Design Calculator for Construction

An easy to use steel beam design calculator for construction & building:
Inputs: span, beam size, steel shape & size. Properties of US hot rolled steel beams included. An option of point load or uniformly distributed load (only simple beam spans included).
Outputs: calculated stress in bending, the allowable stress of your beam type and the calculated and allowed deflection.

Other features & notes:
Results can be emailed, texted or copied to the phone’s clipboard.
Feel free to email us with feature suggestions or new app ideas.

Example:
You have a steel beam spanning the top of scaffolding and a come-along lifting from it. You want to make sure the beam is more than adequate for the load you are hoisting. You know it’s an 6” high “I” beam with 4” wide flanges that are 1/4" thick, spans 5’ and is trying to lift a 4,000 pound load. Wouldn’t it be nice to know if the calculation supports what your gut tells you?