Hollow Structural Sections

HSS Beam Load Tables
Square Structural Steel Tubing
Total Allowable Uniform Load in Kips for Beams with Lateral Support
Fy=46
y
x
x
y
ERW
Nominal Size
Wall Thickness
Weight Per Foot
Design Wall Thickness
10 X 10
5/8
76.33
1/2
62.46
3/8
47.90
∆
Inches
5/16
40.35
∆
Inches
1/4
32.63
∆
Inches
3/16
24.73
0.581 0.465 0.349 0.291 0.233 * 0.174 *
∆
Inches
Span in Feet
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
428 0.01 214 0.01 171 0.01 128 0.01
410 342 257 0.03 212 0.03 165 0.02 111 0.02
308 259 204 0.05 159 0.05 124 0.04 83 0.04
246 207 164 0.08 127 0.07 99 0.07 67 0.06
205 173 136 0.11 106 0.10 82 0.10 56 0.09
176 148 117 0.15 91 0.14 71 0.13 48 0.12
154 130 102 0.20 79 0.18 62 0.17 42 0.15
137 115 91 0.25 71 0.23 55 0.22 37 0.19
123 104 82 0.31 63 0.29 49 0.27 33 0.24
112 94 74 0.38 58 0.35 45 0.33 30 0.29
103 86 68 0.45 53 0.41 41 0.39 28 0.34
95 80 63 0.53 49 0.48 38 0.46 26 0.40
88 74 58 0.62 45 0.56 35 0.53 24 0.47
82 69 55 0.71 42 0.64 33 0.61 22 0.54
77 65 51 0.80 40 0.73 31 0.70 21 0.61
72 61 48 0.91 37 0.83 29 0.79 20 0.69
68 58 45 1.02 35 0.93 27 0.88 19 0.78
65 55 43 1.13 33 1.03 26 0.98 18 0.86
62 52 41 1.26 32 1.14 25 1.09 17 0.96
59 49 39 1.39 30 1.26 24 1.20 16 1.06
56 47 37 1.52 – – – – – –
51 43 34 1.38 29 1.38 22 1.32 15 1.16
54 45 36 1.66 – – – – – –
49 41 32 1.51 28 1.51 22 1.44 14 1.27
WEB SHEAR AND PROPERTY VALUES
V, kips
214 171 128 107 86 64
S x , In. 3 60.8 51.2 40.4 34.5 26.9** 18.1**
Loads above heavy horizontal line based upon maximum shear stress, F v , equal to 0.40 F y .
Loads in shaded area based upon maximum allowable bending stress, F b , equal to 0.60 F y .
* Slender element section. Width-thickness ratio exceeds AISC “Specification” Section B5.1 limiting value of 238/ Fy.
** Modified value of section modulus calculated in accordance with AISC “Specification” Appendix Section B5.2.b.
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