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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 />
7 X 7<br />
5/8<br />
50.81<br />
1/2<br />
42.05<br />
3/8<br />
32.58<br />
5/16<br />
27.59<br />
∆<br />
Inches<br />
1/4<br />
22.42<br />
∆<br />
Inches<br />
3/16<br />
17.08<br />
0.581 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 />
294 253 195 163 0.02 130 0.02 97 0.02<br />
196 169 136 117 0.04 89 0.04 66 0.04<br />
147 127 102 88 0.08 67 0.07 49 0.07<br />
117 101 82 70 0.12 53 0.11 40 0.11<br />
98 84 68 59 0.18 44 0.16 33 0.15<br />
84 72 58 50 0.24 38 0.22 28 0.21<br />
73 63 51 44 0.31 33 0.28 25 0.27<br />
65 56 45 39 0.40 30 0.36 22 0.34<br />
59 51 41 35 0.49 27 0.44 20 0.43<br />
53 46 37 32 0.59 24 0.54 18 0.52<br />
49 42 34 29 0.70 22 0.64 16 0.61<br />
45 39 31 27 0.82 20 0.75 15 0.72<br />
42 36 29 25 0.96 19 0.87 14 0.83<br />
39 34 27 23 1.10 – – – –<br />
36 31 25 21 1.00 18 1.00 13 0.96<br />
WEB SHEAR AND PROPERTY VALUES<br />
V, kips<br />
163 130 98 81 65 49<br />
S x , In. 3 26.7 23.0 18.6 16.0 13.3 9.88 **<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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