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I have a 4 x 10 wood beam, 16 ft span, is it going to hold

 

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I have a 4 x 10 wood beam, 16 ft span, is it going to hold a 500 lb. chandelier

 



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I can divide the loand on 2 4 x 10 beams, but I need to know how much one beam can hold to be safe

Submitted: 291 days and 3 hours ago.
Category: Structural Engineering
Value: $30
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Expert:  StructuralEng replied 290 days and 23 hours ago.


StructuralEng :

Hi, I can help

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Are you still there?

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Can you tell me the exact actual dimensions of the beam?

StructuralEng :

Dressed lumber is smaller than the nominal dimensions

Customer :

there are two chats on the same question

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see the other

StructuralEng :

I'm trying to finish the question here.

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Answered: 6/27/2012

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