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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 />
5 X 3<br />
Nominal Size<br />
5 X 21/2<br />
Wall Thickness<br />
Weight Per Foot<br />
1/2 3/8 5/16 1/4 3/16 1/8<br />
21.63 17.27 14.83 12.21 9.42 6.46<br />
∆<br />
Inches<br />
Wall Thickness<br />
Weight Per Foot<br />
1/4 3/16 1/8<br />
11.36 8.78 6.03<br />
∆<br />
Inches<br />
Design Wall Thickness<br />
0.465 0.349 0.291 0.233 0.174 0.116<br />
Design Wall Thickness<br />
0.233 0.174 0.116<br />
Span in Feet<br />
2<br />
3<br />
4<br />
5<br />
6<br />
7<br />
8<br />
9<br />
10<br />
72 62 55 47 38 27 0.03<br />
48 41 37 31 25 18 0.06<br />
36 31 28 24 19 13 0.11<br />
29 25 22 19 15 11 0.17<br />
24 21 18 16 13 8.8 0.25<br />
21 18 16 13 11 7.6 0.33<br />
19 16 14 12 9.7 6.9 0.30<br />
18 16 14 12 9.4 6.6 0.44<br />
16 14 13 11 8.5 6.0 0.40<br />
16 14 12 10 8.3 5.9 0.55<br />
15 13 11 9.5 7.6 5.4 0.50<br />
14 12 11 9.4 7.5 5.3 0.68<br />
13 11 10 8.6 6.8 4.8 0.62<br />
Span in Feet<br />
2<br />
3<br />
4<br />
5<br />
6<br />
7<br />
8<br />
9<br />
10<br />
41 33 24 0.03<br />
28 22 16 0.06<br />
21 17 12 0.11<br />
17 13 9.4 0.17<br />
14 11 7.8 0.25<br />
13 10 7.1 0.22<br />
12 9.5 6.7 0.33<br />
11 8.6 6.1 0.30<br />
10 8.3 5.9 0.44<br />
9.4 7.5 5.4 0.40<br />
9.2 7.4 5.2 0.55<br />
8.4 6.7 4.8 0.50<br />
8.3 6.6 4.7 0.68<br />
7.5 6.0 4.3 0.62<br />
WEB SHEAR AND PROPERTY VALUES<br />
V, kips<br />
93 70 58 47 35 23<br />
S x , In. 3 6.56 5.65 5.03 4.29 3.41 2.41<br />
V, kips<br />
47 35 23<br />
S x , In. 3 3.76 3.01 2.14<br />
Loads in shaded area based upon maximum allowable bending stress, F b , equal to 0.60 F y .<br />
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