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<strong>HSS</strong> Beam Load Tables<br />
Rectangular Structural Steel Tubing<br />
Total Allowable Uniform Load in Kips for Beams with Lateral Support<br />
Fy=46<br />
y<br />
x<br />
y<br />
ERW<br />
x<br />
Nominal Size<br />
16 X 12<br />
Nominal Size<br />
16 X 8<br />
Wall Thickness<br />
Weight Per Foot<br />
1/2<br />
∆<br />
3/8<br />
∆<br />
5/16<br />
89.68 Inches 68.31 Inches 57.36<br />
∆<br />
Inches<br />
Wall Thickness<br />
Weight Per Foot<br />
5/8 1/2 3/8 5/16<br />
93.34 76.07 58.10 48.86<br />
∆<br />
Inches<br />
Design Wall Thickness<br />
0.465 0.349 0.291 *<br />
Design Wall Thickness<br />
0.581 0.465 0.349 0.291<br />
Span in Feet<br />
4<br />
5<br />
6<br />
7<br />
8<br />
9<br />
10<br />
11<br />
12<br />
13<br />
14<br />
15<br />
16<br />
17<br />
18<br />
19<br />
20<br />
21<br />
22<br />
23<br />
24<br />
25<br />
26<br />
27<br />
28<br />
29<br />
30<br />
32<br />
34<br />
36<br />
37<br />
548 0.03 403 0.03 332 0.03<br />
457 0.05 323 0.04 265 0.04<br />
381 0.07 269 0.06 221 0.06<br />
327 0.10 231 0.09 190 0.08<br />
286 0.13 202 0.11 166 0.11<br />
254 0.16 179 0.14 147 0.14<br />
229 0.20 161 0.18 133 0.17<br />
208 0.24 147 0.22 121 0.21<br />
191 0.28 134 0.26 111 0.25<br />
176 0.33 124 0.30 102 0.29<br />
163 0.38 115 0.35 95 0.34<br />
152 0.44 108 0.40 88 0.39<br />
143 0.50 101 0.46 83 0.44<br />
135 0.57 95 0.52 78 0.50<br />
127 0.64 90 0.58 74 0.56<br />
120 0.71 85 0.64 70 0.62<br />
114 0.79 81 0.71 66 0.69<br />
109 0.87 77 0.79 63 0.76<br />
104 0.95 73 0.86 60 0.84<br />
99 1.04 70 0.94 58 0.92<br />
95 1.13 67 1.03 55 1.00<br />
91 1.23 65 1.12 53 1.08<br />
88 1.33 62 1.21 51 1.17<br />
85 1.43 – – – –<br />
77 1.30 60 1.30 49 1.26<br />
82 1.54 – – – –<br />
74 1.40 58 1.40 47 1.36<br />
79 1.65 – – – –<br />
72 1.50 56 1.50 46 1.45<br />
76 1.77 – – – –<br />
69 1.61 54 1.61 44 1.56<br />
71 2.01 – – – –<br />
65 1.83 50 1.83 41 1.77<br />
67 2.27 – – – –<br />
61 2.06 47 2.06 39 2.00<br />
64 2.54 – – – –<br />
58 2.31 45 2.31 37 2.24<br />
62 2.69 – – – –<br />
56 2.44 44 2.44 36 2.37<br />
Span in Feet<br />
4<br />
5<br />
6<br />
7<br />
8<br />
9<br />
10<br />
11<br />
12<br />
13<br />
14<br />
15<br />
16<br />
17<br />
18<br />
19<br />
20<br />
22<br />
24<br />
26<br />
28<br />
29<br />
31<br />
32<br />
34<br />
36<br />
37<br />
516 430 335 285 0.03<br />
413 344 268 228 0.05<br />
344 286 224 190 0.07<br />
295 245 192 163 0.10<br />
258 215 168 143 0.13<br />
229 191 149 127 0.16<br />
206 172 134 114 0.20<br />
188 156 122 104 0.24<br />
172 143 112 95 0.28<br />
159 132 103 88 0.33<br />
147 123 96 82 0.38<br />
138 115 89 76 0.44<br />
129 107 84 71 0.50<br />
121 101 79 67 0.57<br />
115 95 75 63 0.64<br />
104 87 68 58 0.58<br />
109 90 71 60 0.71<br />
99 82 64 55 0.64<br />
103 86 67 57 0.79<br />
94 78 61 52 0.71<br />
94 78 61 52 0.95<br />
85 71 55 47 0.86<br />
86 72 56 48 1.13<br />
78 65 51 43 1.03<br />
79 66 52 44 1.33<br />
72 60 47 40 1.21<br />
74 61 48 41 1.54<br />
67 56 44 37 1.40<br />
71 59 46 39 1.65<br />
65 54 42 36 1.50<br />
67 55 43 37 1.89<br />
61 50 39 33 1.71<br />
65 54 42 36 2.01<br />
59 49 38 32 1.83<br />
61 51 39 34 2.27<br />
55 46 36 31 2.06<br />
57 48 37 32 2.54<br />
52 43 34 29 2.31<br />
56 46 36 31 2.69<br />
51 42 33 28 2.44<br />
WEB SHEAR AND PROPERTY VALUES<br />
V, kips<br />
274 205 171<br />
S x , In. 3 113 87.7 72.1 **<br />
V, kips<br />
342 274 205 171<br />
S x , In. 3 102 84.9 66.3 56.4<br />
Loads above heavy horizontal line based upon maximum shear stress, F v , equal to 0.40 F y .<br />
Loads in shaded area based upon maximum allowable bending stress, F b , equal to 0.60 F y .<br />
* Slender element section. Width-thickness ratio exceeds AISC “Specification” Section B5.1 limiting value of 238/ Fy.<br />
** Modified value of section modulus calculated in accordance with AISC “Specification” Appendix Section B5.2.b.<br />
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