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HSS Beam Load Tables
Square Structural Steel Tubing
Total Allowable Uniform Load in Kips for Beams with Lateral Support
Fy=46
y
x
x
y
ERW
Nominal Size
5 1/2 X 5 1/2
Nominal Size
5 X 5
Wall Thickness
Weight Per Foot
Design Wall Thickness
3/8 5/16 1/4
∆
3/16
∆
1/8
∆
24.93 21.21 17.32 Inches 13.25 Inches 9.01 Inches
0.349 0.291 0.233 0.174 0.116 *
Wall Thickness
Weight Per Foot
Design Wall Thickness
1/2 3/8 5/16 1/4 3/16
∆
1/8
∆
28.43 22.37 19.08 15.62 11.97 Inches 8.16 Inches
0.465 0.349 0.291 0.233 0.174 0.116 *
Span in Feet
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
109 95 80 0.02 57 0.02 36 0.02
73 64 53 0.05 38 0.05 24 0.04
55 48 40 0.09 28 0.08 18 0.08
44 38 32 0.14 23 0.13 14 0.12
36 32 27 0.21 19 0.19 12 0.17
31 27 23 0.28 16 0.25 10 0.23
27 24 20 0.37 14 0.33 9.0 0.30
24 21 18 0.46 13 0.42 8.0 0.38
22 19 16 0.57 11 0.52 7.2 0.47
20 17 15 0.69 10 0.63 6.5 0.57
18 16 13 0.82 – – – –
17 14 12 0.75 9.5 0.75 6.0 0.68
Span in Feet
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
105 88 77 65 51 0.03 31 0.02
70 58 51 43 34 0.06 20 0.05
53 44 39 32 25 0.10 15 0.09
42 35 31 26 20 0.16 12 0.14
35 29 26 22 17 0.23 10 0.20
30 25 22 19 15 0.31 8.8 0.27
26 22 19 16 13 0.40 7.7 0.35
23 19 17 14 11 0.51 6.8 0.44
21 18 15 13 10 0.63 6.1 0.54
19 16 14 12 9.3 0.76 – –
17 15 13 11 8.4 0.69 5.6 0.66
WEB SHEAR AND PROPERTY VALUES
V, kips
71 59 47 35 23
S x , In. 3 10.8 9.43 7.90 6.17 3.91**
V, kips
86 64 54 43 32 21
S x , In. 3 10.4 8.67 7.61 6.41 5.03 3.34 **
Loads in shaded area based upon maximum allowable bending stress, F b , equal to 0.60 F y .
* Slender element section. Width-thickness ratio exceeds AISC “Specification” Section B5.1 limiting value of 238/ Fy.
** Modified value of section modulus calculated in accordance with AISC “Specification” Appendix Section B5.2.b.
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