Tables providing size selections for various beam spans and loading combinations for southern pine dimension lumber and southern pine glued laminated timber are available for the following applications.
Wood floor beam span table.
Use the span tables below to determine allowable lengths of joists and rafters based on size and standard design loads.
Span calculator for wood joists and rafters also available for the android os.
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This table is simply a sample and may not be valid for your region.
View joist rafter tables.
Also available for the android os.
Floor joist span tables for various sizes and species of wood.
It also shows the maximum that the beam can span.
This span table excerpt shows two possible sizes of built up floor beams 2 x 10 and 2 x 12.
Sample floor beam span table.
Tables 7 12.
Listed are 46 tables based on common loading conditions for floor joists ceiling joists and rafters.
Joist span table use these tables to determine floor joist spans based on grade of lumber size of joist floor joist spacing and a live load of 30 lbs ft 2 or 40 lbs ft 2 these tables can also be used to determine deck joist span.
There are several beam span tables for all the species of wood.