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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 />
10 X 5 Nominal Size<br />
10 X 4<br />
Wall Thickness<br />
Weight Per Foot<br />
3/8 5/16 1/4 3/16<br />
35.13 29.72 24.12 18.35<br />
∆<br />
Inches<br />
Wall Thickness<br />
Weight Per Foot<br />
5/8 1/2 3/8 5/16 1/4 3/16<br />
50.81 42.05 32.58 27.59 22.42 17.08<br />
∆<br />
Inches<br />
Design Wall Thickness<br />
0.349 0.291 0.233 0.174<br />
Design Wall Thickness<br />
0.581 0.465 0.349 0.291 0.233 0.174<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 />
17<br />
18<br />
19<br />
20<br />
21<br />
265 229 186 139 0.01<br />
177 153 126 97 0.03<br />
133 114 95 73 0.05<br />
106 92 76 58 0.09<br />
88 76 63 48 0.12<br />
76 65 54 41 0.17<br />
66 57 47 36 0.22<br />
59 51 42 32 0.28<br />
53 46 38 29 0.34<br />
48 42 34 26 0.41<br />
44 38 31 24 0.38<br />
44 38 32 24 0.49<br />
40 35 29 22 0.45<br />
41 35 29 22 0.58<br />
37 32 26 20 0.52<br />
38 33 27 21 0.67<br />
34 30 25 19 0.61<br />
35 31 25 19 0.77<br />
32 28 23 18 0.70<br />
33 29 24 18 0.87<br />
30 26 22 17 0.79<br />
31 27 22 17 0.99<br />
28 24 20 16 0.90<br />
29 25 21 16 1.11<br />
27 23 19 15 1.01<br />
28 24 20 15 1.23<br />
25 22 18 14 1.12<br />
27 23 19 15 1.37<br />
24 21 17 13 1.24<br />
25 22 18 14 1.51<br />
23 20 16 13 1.37<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 />
17<br />
18<br />
19<br />
20<br />
21<br />
329 284 229 198 164 128 0.01<br />
219 189 153 132 109 85 0.03<br />
164 142 114 99 82 64 0.05<br />
132 114 92 79 66 51 0.09<br />
110 95 76 66 55 43 0.12<br />
94 81 65 57 47 36 0.17<br />
82 71 57 50 41 32 0.22<br />
73 63 51 44 36 28 0.28<br />
66 57 46 40 33 26 0.25<br />
66 57 46 40 33 26 0.34<br />
60 52 42 36 30 23 0.31<br />
60 52 42 36 30 23 0.41<br />
54 47 38 33 27 21 0.38<br />
55 47 38 33 27 21 0.49<br />
50 43 35 30 25 19 0.45<br />
51 44 35 30 25 20 0.58<br />
46 40 32 28 23 18 0.52<br />
47 41 33 28 23 18 0.67<br />
43 37 30 26 21 17 0.61<br />
44 38 31 26 22 17 0.77<br />
40 34 28 24 20 15 0.70<br />
41 35 29 25 20 16 0.87<br />
37 32 26 23 19 15 0.79<br />
39 33 27 23 19 15 0.99<br />
35 30 24 21 18 14 0.90<br />
37 32 25 22 18 14 1.11<br />
33 29 23 20 17 13 1.01<br />
35 30 24 21 17 13 1.23<br />
31 27 22 19 16 12 1.12<br />
33 28 23 20 16 13 1.37<br />
30 26 21 18 15 12 1.24<br />
31 27 22 19 16 12 1.51<br />
28 25 20 17 14 11 1.37<br />
WEB SHEAR AND PROPERTY VALUES<br />
V, kips<br />
140 116 93 70<br />
S x , In. 3 24.1 20.8 17.2 13.2<br />
V, kips<br />
232 186 140 116 93 70<br />
S x , In. 3 29.9 25.8 20.8 18.0 14.9 11.6<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 />
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