Parts of a Steel Beam: Flange, Web and Depth Explained
The anatomy of a steel I-beam: flanges, web, depth, flange width, thicknesses, fillets and axes, what each part does, and the dimension names used in Canada.
Section Properties of HSS, Channel and Angle: Where to Find Them
Where to find moment of inertia, section modulus and other section properties for HSS, C-channel and steel angle in Canada, and how to read them correctly.
Setting Steel Columns on Footings and Pedestals
How steel columns sit on concrete footings, pedestals and slabs: when a pedestal is used, anchor rods and ties, elevations and grout, and fixing misplaced rods.
Sizing an I-Beam for a Hoist, Gantry or Monorail
What decides the I-beam size for a hoist, monorail or gantry: capacity, impact, flange bending, trolley fit and supports, plus Ontario's permit and inspection rules.
Standard Steel Beam Lengths and Delivery Limits in Ontario
How long steel beams come, why stock lengths are imperial, how cut lengths and splices work, and the Ontario truck length limits that affect beam delivery.
Steel Angle Lintel Design: A Worked Example
How a steel angle lintel for brick veneer is designed: arching loads, bending to CSA S16, the span/700 deflection limit and a 3 m worked example.
Steel Angle Prices in Canada: What Drives the Cost per Metre
How steel angle (angle iron) is priced in Canada: leg size, thickness, weight per metre, grade, stock lengths, cutting, holes, finish and delivery.
Steel Angle Sizes in Canada: Metric Chart
Standard steel angle sizes in Canada in mm: equal and unequal leg charts with imperial equivalents, available thicknesses, kg/m ranges, lengths and how to order.
Steel Angle vs Angle Iron: Terminology and Hot-Rolled vs Formed
Steel angle and angle iron are the same product. What angle iron is made of today, and how hot-rolled structural angle differs from cold-formed angle.
Steel Angle Weight per Metre: Chart and Formula
Steel angle weight in kg/m and lb/ft for equal and unequal leg angles, the formula to calculate any angle, and worked examples for lintels and frames.
Steel Base Plate Cost: What Drives the Price
What a steel base plate costs depends on its size, thickness, holes, welding, finish and quantity. See plate weights and how to get an accurate base plate quote.
Steel Beam Cost by Length: What Sets the Price of 10, 20 and 30 Foot Beams
Why a 20 or 30 foot steel beam costs more than its length suggests: beam weights by length, why longer spans need heavier sections, and costs tied to length.
Steel Beam Deflection Limits and Floor Bounce
Deflection limits for steel beams under the 2024 Ontario Building Code, how to calculate beam deflection with a worked example, and why floors still bounce.
Steel Beam Prices in Canada: What You're Actually Paying For
How steel beam cost is built in Canada: weight per metre, size, grade, fabrication, finish and delivery, plus how to work out tonnage and compare beam quotes.
Steel Beam Span Calculators: Are They Reliable?
What online steel beam span calculators assume, why their answers can be wrong for Canadian houses, and how to check a result against the Ontario span table.
Steel Beam Span-to-Depth Ratio: Rules of Thumb
Span-to-depth rules of thumb for steel beams, tested against the Ontario span table: why the ratio changes with load and deflection limit, and when to stop using it.
Steel Beam Weight per Metre and per Foot
Steel beam weight chart for Canadian W-shapes and S-beams in kg/m and lb/ft, with the weight of 3 m, 6 m and 20 ft beams and how to calculate any beam's weight.
Steel Beam-to-Beam Connection Details
How one steel beam connects to another: flush framing with shear tabs and clip angles, coped beams, beams stacked on top, moment continuity and skewed framing.