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<strong>HSS</strong> Beam Load Tables<br />
Square Structural Steel Tubing<br />
Total Allowable Uniform Load in Kips for Beams with Lateral Support<br />
Fy=50<br />
y<br />
x<br />
x<br />
y<br />
ERW<br />
Nominal Size<br />
Wall Thickness<br />
Weight Per Foot<br />
Design Wall Thickness<br />
9 X 9<br />
1/2<br />
55.66<br />
3/8<br />
42.79<br />
∆<br />
Inches<br />
5/16<br />
36.10<br />
∆<br />
Inches<br />
1/4<br />
29.23<br />
∆<br />
Inches<br />
3/16<br />
22.18<br />
0.465 0.349 0.291 0.233 * 0.174 *<br />
∆<br />
Inches<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 />
335 251 0.02 210 0.01 168 0.01 125 0.01<br />
298 236 0.03 184 0.03 147 0.03 100 0.03<br />
223 177 0.06 138 0.06 111 0.05 75 0.05<br />
179 142 0.09 110 0.09 88 0.08 60 0.07<br />
149 118 0.14 92 0.12 74 0.12 50 0.11<br />
128 101 0.19 79 0.17 63 0.16 43 0.15<br />
112 89 0.24 69 0.22 55 0.22 38 0.19<br />
99 79 0.31 61 0.28 49 0.27 33 0.24<br />
89 71 0.38 55 0.34 44 0.34 30 0.30<br />
81 64 0.46 50 0.42 40 0.41 27 0.36<br />
74 59 0.55 46 0.50 37 0.48 25 0.43<br />
69 54 0.64 42 0.58 34 0.57 23 0.50<br />
64 51 0.74 39 0.68 32 0.66 21 0.58<br />
60 47 0.85 37 0.78 29 0.76 20 0.67<br />
56 44 0.97 35 0.88 28 0.86 19 0.76<br />
53 42 1.10 32 1.00 26 0.97 18 0.86<br />
50 39 1.23 31 1.12 25 1.09 17 0.96<br />
47 37 1.37 – – – – – –<br />
43 34 1.24 29 1.24 23 1.21 16 1.07<br />
WEB SHEAR AND PROPERTY VALUES<br />
V, kips<br />
167 126 105 84 63<br />
S x , In. 3 40.6 32.2 27.6 22.1 ** 15.0 **<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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