Help Building a House - Weight Load of Steel Beam

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The discussion centers on the structural integrity of a steel beam measuring 75mm x 150mm and 5mm thick, intended to span 7110mm over a verandah. The user, JC, seeks guidance on calculating the weight load capacity of this beam after removing a supporting post. However, the consensus is that such calculations require the expertise of a licensed structural engineer, as providing this type of advice is illegal without proper qualifications.

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Hi there, could someone "please" help me with a Q regarding weight loading of a steel beam.

I wish to remove a post over my verandah which would leave a span of 7110mm, The verandah comes out 2.4m, and has steel rafters 1800mm apart with steel roof batterns and will have a corugated iron sheets as the roof. I have a steel beam 75X150 and is 5mm thick (oh its 8 mtrs at the moment but will cut it to 7110mm). Will this beam support this span, how do i work out how much that steel beam will hold in weight? Please i am not that good at maths and would appreciate some help out there!

Thanks JC
 
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Sorry, we don't give that kind of advice here - it is illegal. You need a licensed structural engineer look at the issue.
 

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