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A W10x30 A36 beam with a 10 foot, simply supported span will support a center load of 19440lbs with a factor of safety of 2 on the yield strength.

For what that's worth.

When you say "I" beam, do you mean "S" or "W"? An S10x25.4 would hold 14820 lbs in the above example.
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