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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 />
Wall Thickness<br />
Weight Per Foot<br />
Design Wall Thickness<br />
7 X 5<br />
5/8<br />
42.30<br />
1/2<br />
35.24<br />
3/8<br />
27.48<br />
5/16<br />
23.34<br />
1/4<br />
19.02<br />
3/16<br />
14.53<br />
∆<br />
Inches<br />
1/8<br />
9.86<br />
0.581 0.465 0.349 0.291 0.233 0.174 0.116 *<br />
∆<br />
Inches<br />
Span in Feet<br />
2<br />
3<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 />
200 175 143 124 103 81 0.02 48 0.02<br />
134 117 95 83 69 54 0.04 32 0.04<br />
100 88 71 62 52 40 0.07 24 0.06<br />
80 70 57 50 41 32 0.11 19 0.10<br />
67 58 48 41 34 27 0.16 16 0.14<br />
57 50 41 36 29 23 0.22 14 0.19<br />
50 44 36 31 26 20 0.29 12 0.25<br />
45 39 32 28 23 18 0.36 11 0.32<br />
40 35 29 25 21 16 0.45 9.7 0.39<br />
36 32 26 23 19 15 0.54 – –<br />
33 29 24 21 17 13 0.49 8.8 0.47<br />
33 29 24 21 17 13 0.65 – –<br />
30 27 22 19 16 12 0.59 8.1 0.56<br />
31 27 22 19 16 12 0.76 – –<br />
28 24 20 17 14 11 0.69 7.5 0.66<br />
29 25 20 18 15 12 0.88 – –<br />
26 23 19 16 13 10 0.80 6.9 0.76<br />
27 23 19 17 14 11 1.01 – –<br />
24 21 17 15 13 9.8 0.92 6.5 0.88<br />
25 22 18 16 13 10 1.15 – –<br />
23 20 16 14 12 9.2 1.04 6.1 1.00<br />
WEB SHEAR AND PROPERTY VALUES<br />
V, kips<br />
150 120 90 75 60 45 30<br />
S x , In. 3 19.8 17.3 14.1 12.3 10.2 7.96 5.27 **<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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