What are the distances you have? Is it the beam that is 3600mm?
How long is the span of the floor joists on top? In both directions.
I tried my assumption that the floor joists have a 4000 mm span, then a 360X115mm beam is required, according to Moelven's program. Furthermore, there is then a 47 kN column load (I don't understand why it is so), which is what you have in your fastening. And the beam should then have a 135mm support.
How long is the span of the floor joists on top? In both directions.
I tried my assumption that the floor joists have a 4000 mm span, then a 360X115mm beam is required, according to Moelven's program. Furthermore, there is then a 47 kN column load (I don't understand why it is so), which is what you have in your fastening. And the beam should then have a 135mm support.
Upon closer inspection, the beam is 3200mm, while the other beam supported by posts is 3600mm. The span of the floor joists is approximately 1800mm in each direction.
The support (if by that you mean the bearing surface) is about 100mm in the existing timber wall and twice 90mm against the posts on the other beam.
According to my measurements, Moelven's calculation program (provided I have understood correctly) gives a column load of 13.1kN.
The support (if by that you mean the bearing surface) is about 100mm in the existing timber wall and twice 90mm against the posts on the other beam.
According to my measurements, Moelven's calculation program (provided I have understood correctly) gives a column load of 13.1kN.
Yes, you're thinking correctly! It's important to write with spacing between load points; otherwise, it's just a lot of speculation. For the next project, send a few more pictures if you want more accurate answers... This construction should hold as you've secured the attachment point with the beam shoe, and it doesn't make much difference if there's a high-rise building on top.
Don't forget that the rest of the building supports the floor! The weight on the beam is much less than what you can calculate without knowing the load-bearing capacity of all the walls; it's not clear, but the beam itself holds up the whole house! Almost, anyway... You can sleep soundly!
You write that the span of the floor is 1800+1800. In the pictures, it looks significantly longer, especially in the kitchen area. The wall with a broom leaning against it may be 1800 from the beam, but is that wall load-bearing? You have to calculate the span between the outer walls if there are no more supports than the beam. Without having all the conditions needed to calculate, I also think that the beam dimension seems undersized.