I-beam & Strength

[CarMan]

is there any program somewhere that you can calculate the load-bearing capacity of an I-beam with? there are such programs for glulam beams.

 

[NordiCs]

No program but maybe some formulas.... If so, check out this link, maybe it helps somewhat ??

http://www.boverket.se/novo/filelib/arkiv11/bbk/2dimensioneringsfrutsttningar.pdf

 

[CarMan]

now I have solved it by rearranging the furniture so that the opening has become smaller, and then there will be a small visible glulam beam.

the question now is what ceiling height I should settle on?

the room will be about 3x3m with a crossbeam in the ceiling that protrudes 20cm
the first part can easily have a ceiling height of 240, and the second part can have 240 closest to the beam, but the ceiling slopes, so it becomes 220 at the far end.

now I don't think a sloping ceiling looks so nice if you have tiles on the wall, as you can clearly see the slope then.

should you lower everything to 220 or just from the beam onwards? then the beam won’t stand out because the ceiling maintains the same height as the underside of the beam.

 

[NordiCs]

Good question, it's probably hard to answer if you haven't seen the room.
My father is currently building a bathroom with a sloped ceiling, and the room is also about 3x3m and the ceiling slopes from about 2.20 to 2.50.
He's going to tile the whole bathroom, but I don't think it will look strange, rather I believe it will become a "fun" detail in the bathroom.
But it might be different if there's a beam in the ceiling, not sure ???