What are the benefits of wide flange beams?

When coming up with a structural project with your contractors and suppliers, the most common material that may pop up during the planning stage is the wide flange beam. If this is one of your first projects, then you might not be familiar with what the benefits of wide flanges are.

Amongst all the l-beams and structural sections you can use, most contractors and suppliers will recommend using wide flange beams — and for good reason! Their design and mechanical properties make it one of the most advantageous materials out there.

What are Wide Flange Beams?

A wide flange beam — a type of l-beam — is a building material used in creating structures. Like the standard l-beam, a wide flange beam’ s profile is similar to the letter “ I” and “ H.”

What are the Benefits of Wide Flange Beams?

There are many advantages to using wide flange beams in your project, such as:

In construction, one of the biggest concerns is how your structure will evenly and effectively distribute weight — as too much in one area will cause the structure to buckle or break. This is especially important in ensuring structures are built to safely resist all factors that they are likely to face during their service life while remaining fit for use.

Plus, wide flange beams are typically made of one of the sturdiest materials available — rolled steel. This allows it to hold up larger and heavier loads without breaking.

Another benefit of using wide flange beams is the weight and shape of the beam itself. When compared to other beam profiles of the same size, wide flange beams come out as the more efficient option due to their lighter weight.

All wide flange beams follow a standardized size chart, which helps architects, builders, engineers, and manufacturers to easily relay what sizes and weights are needed for a given project. Effective communication ensures that there is less risk of sizing issues, which can delay your project.

The standardized size chart is based on the sizes developed by the American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) International. Other countries commonly follow these standards, which helps in communicating with foreign project partners.

This usability allows it to fit into many applications, such as: Temporary structures — wide flange beams can be used to create support beams, which hold back earth while walls, bridges, foundations, and other structures are built; Structural foundations — they can also be used to support and stabilize structures as either bracing, frames, or platforms. These can be found on homes, bridges, buildings, parks, and more; and, Retention walls — they also serve as a stabilizing structure to create walls like sound barriers along highways, walls within a basement, and more.

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