Structural Beam

A structural shape fabricated from a ferrous or nonferrous material and resembles the following cross-sectional forms: for the letter h, both flanges of the h section are equal or longer than the width measured along the axis of the web; for the letter i, a 16 2/3 percent slope on the inside face of the ferrous type flange, either one or both of the nonferrous type flanges are shorter than the length measured along the axis of the web; for the letters t and z, on nonferrous type, the web is usually at right angles to the flanges. Letter h section may have a of 5 percent slope on the inside face of the flanges.