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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 2<br />
Nominal Size<br />
4 X 3<br />
Wall Thickness<br />
Weight Per Foot<br />
3/8 5/16 1/4 3/16 1/8<br />
14.72 12.70 10.51 8.15 5.61<br />
∆<br />
Inches<br />
Wall Thickness<br />
Weight Per Foot<br />
3/8 5/16 1/4 3/16 1/8<br />
14.72 12.70 10.51 8.15 5.61<br />
∆<br />
Inches<br />
Design Wall Thickness<br />
0.349 0.291 0.233 0.174 0.116<br />
Design Wall Thickness<br />
0.349 0.291 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 />
46 41 36 29 20 0.03<br />
30 27 24 19 14 0.06<br />
23 21 18 14 10 0.11<br />
18 16 14 11 8.2 0.17<br />
17 15 13 10 7.4 0.16<br />
15 14 12 9.5 6.8 0.25<br />
14 12 11 8.7 6.2 0.22<br />
13 12 10 8.2 5.8 0.33<br />
12 11 9.2 7.4 5.3 0.30<br />
11 10 8.9 7.2 5.1 0.44<br />
10 9.4 8.1 6.5 4.7 0.40<br />
10 9.1 7.9 6.4 4.5 0.55<br />
9.2 8.3 7.2 5.8 4.1 0.50<br />
9.1 8.2 7.1 5.7 4.1 0.68<br />
8.3 7.5 6.5 5.2 3.7 0.62<br />
Span in Feet<br />
2<br />
3<br />
4<br />
5<br />
6<br />
7<br />
8<br />
44 39 34 27 19 0.03<br />
29 26 23 18 13 0.08<br />
22 20 17 14 9.7 0.14<br />
17 16 14 11 7.7 0.21<br />
15 13 11 9.1 6.5 0.31<br />
12 11 9.6 7.8 5.5 0.42<br />
11 10 8.8 7.1 5.0 0.38<br />
11 9.8 8.4 6.8 4.8 0.55<br />
9.9 8.9 7.7 6.2 4.4 0.50<br />
WEB SHEAR AND PROPERTY VALUES<br />
V, kips<br />
70 58 47 35 23<br />
S x , In. 3 4.14 3.74 3.23 2.60 1.86<br />
V, kips<br />
56 47 37 28 19<br />
S x , In. 3 3.96 3.57 3.07 2.47 1.76<br />
Loads in shaded area based upon maximum allowable bending stress, F b , equal to 0.60 F y .<br />
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