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HSS Beam Load Tables
Rectangular Structural Steel Tubing
Total Allowable Uniform Load in Kips for Beams with Lateral Support
Fy=46
y
x
y
ERW
x
Nominal Size
5 X 3
Nominal Size
5 X 21/2
Wall Thickness
Weight Per Foot
1/2 3/8 5/16 1/4 3/16 1/8
21.63 17.27 14.83 12.21 9.42 6.46
∆
Inches
Wall Thickness
Weight Per Foot
1/4 3/16 1/8
11.36 8.78 6.03
∆
Inches
Design Wall Thickness
0.465 0.349 0.291 0.233 0.174 0.116
Design Wall Thickness
0.233 0.174 0.116
Span in Feet
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
66 57 51 43 35 24 0.03
44 38 34 29 23 16 0.06
33 29 25 22 17 12 0.10
27 23 20 17 14 9.8 0.16
22 19 17 14 12 8.1 0.23
19 16 15 12 9.9 7.0 0.31
17 15 13 11 9.0 6.3 0.28
17 14 13 11 8.6 6.1 0.40
15 13 12 9.9 7.8 5.5 0.37
15 13 11 9.6 7.7 5.4 0.51
13 12 10 8.8 7.0 4.9 0.46
13 11 10 8.7 6.9 4.9 0.63
12 10 9.3 7.9 6.3 4.4 0.57
12 10 9.3 7.9 6.3 4.4 0.76
11 9.5 8.4 7.2 5.7 4.0 0.69
Span in Feet
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
38 30 22 0.03
25 20 14 0.06
19 15 11 0.10
15 12 8.7 0.16
13 10 7.2 0.23
12 9.2 6.6 0.21
11 8.7 6.2 0.31
9.9 7.9 5.6 0.28
9.5 7.6 5.4 0.40
8.6 6.9 4.9 0.37
8.5 6.8 4.8 0.51
7.7 6.2 4.4 0.46
7.6 6.1 4.3 0.63
6.9 5.5 3.9 0.57
6.9 5.5 3.9 0.76
6.3 5.0 3.6 0.69
WEB SHEAR AND PROPERTY VALUES
V, kips
86 64 54 43 32 21
S x , In. 3 6.56 5.65 5.03 4.29 3.41 2.41
V, kips
43 32 21
S x , In. 3 3.76 3.01 2.14
Loads in shaded area based upon maximum allowable bending stress, F b , equal to 0.60 F y .
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