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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=50<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 />
30<br />
32<br />
34<br />
595 0.03 439 0.03 356 0.03<br />
497 0.05 351 0.05 284 0.05<br />
414 0.08 292 0.07 237 0.07<br />
355 0.10 251 0.10 203 0.09<br />
311 0.14 219 0.12 178 0.12<br />
276 0.17 195 0.16 158 0.15<br />
249 0.21 175 0.19 142 0.19<br />
226 0.26 159 0.23 129 0.22<br />
207 0.31 146 0.28 119 0.27<br />
191 0.36 135 0.33 109 0.31<br />
178 0.42 125 0.38 102 0.36<br />
166 0.48 117 0.44 95 0.42<br />
155 0.55 110 0.50 89 0.47<br />
146 0.62 103 0.56 84 0.54<br />
138 0.69 97 0.63 79 0.60<br />
131 0.77 92 0.70 75 0.67<br />
124 0.85 88 0.78 71 0.74<br />
118 0.94 84 0.86 68 0.82<br />
113 1.03 80 0.94 65 0.90<br />
108 1.13 76 1.03 62 0.98<br />
104 1.23 73 1.12 59 1.07<br />
99 1.33 – – – –<br />
90 1.21 70 1.21 57 1.16<br />
96 1.44 – – – –<br />
87 1.31 67 1.31 55 1.25<br />
92 1.56 – – – –<br />
84 1.41 65 1.41 53 1.35<br />
89 1.67 – – – –<br />
81 1.52 63 1.52 51 1.45<br />
83 1.92 – – – –<br />
75 1.75 58 1.75 47 1.67<br />
78 2.18 – – – –<br />
71 1.99 55 1.99 44 1.90<br />
73 2.47 – – – –<br />
66 2.24 52 2.24 42 2.14<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 />
26<br />
28<br />
30<br />
32<br />
34<br />
561 467 365 310 0.03<br />
449 374 292 248 0.05<br />
374 311 243 207 0.08<br />
321 267 208 177 0.10<br />
281 233 182 155 0.14<br />
249 208 162 138 0.17<br />
224 187 146 124 0.21<br />
204 170 133 113 0.26<br />
187 156 122 103 0.31<br />
173 144 112 95 0.36<br />
160 133 104 89 0.42<br />
150 125 97 83 0.48<br />
140 117 91 78 0.55<br />
132 110 86 73 0.62<br />
120 100 78 66 0.56<br />
125 104 81 69 0.69<br />
113 94 74 63 0.63<br />
118 98 77 65 0.77<br />
107 89 70 59 0.70<br />
112 93 73 62 0.85<br />
102 85 66 56 0.78<br />
107 89 69 59 0.94<br />
97 81 63 54 0.86<br />
102 85 66 56 1.03<br />
93 77 60 51 0.94<br />
98 81 63 54 1.13<br />
89 74 58 49 1.03<br />
94 78 61 52 1.23<br />
85 71 55 47 1.12<br />
86 72 56 48 1.44<br />
78 65 51 43 1.31<br />
80 67 52 44 1.67<br />
73 61 47 40 1.52<br />
75 62 49 41 1.92<br />
68 57 44 38 1.75<br />
70 58 46 39 2.18<br />
64 53 41 35 1.99<br />
66 55 43 36 2.47<br />
60 50 39 33 2.24<br />
WEB SHEAR AND PROPERTY VALUES<br />
V, kips<br />
298 223 186<br />
S x , In. 3 113 87.7 71.1 **<br />
V, kips<br />
372 298 223 186<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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