144 145

Calculated Breaking Loads in tons, of Joists, used as Columns, with ends fixed. The
DORMAN, LONG & COMPANY, LIMITED, MIDDLESBOROUGH.
working load should not exceed i-4th for stationary loads, and i-6th for moving loads"

Length of Oolu mn in Feet .

Section.
'Ye ight per Foot
i u Lbs. PLATE GIRDERS.
7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 18 20
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20 X 71 89 628 607 582 563 542 514 488 456 435 404 353 309
18 X 7 75 523 508 484 467 445 423 401 375 352 329 282 245
16 X 6 62 407 394 369 346 326 301 277 255 230 211 182 155
266 246 226 208 177 152
Table of'Saf'e /0 a ds in
15 X 6 59 395 377 358 333 316 292
14 X 6 57 374 356 341 321 300 283 258 237 225 204 174 150 Tons, fOr varyin!l Spans.
14 X 6 46 308 293 278 259 241 224 206 189 171 153 135 115
SPA N N U MS ER 0 F 5 E C T ION
12 X 6 54 367 350 337 321 302 283 262 242 222 206 171 153 IN PG PG PG PG PG PG
298 286 274 260 245 230 214 196 182 169 143 124 FEET I 2 3 4 5 6
12 X 6 44
32 200 188 174 160 144 131 111 107 99 89 74 63 20 57
12 X 5
232 226 209 189 171 155 139 127 115 105 88 73 24 47 54
12 X 5
10 X 6
39
45 304 292 279 267 251 236 218 201 185 172 147 127 ( D 28 40 46 52
35 21e 203 190 172 156 143 127 115 105 95 81 68 32 35 40 45 51
10 X 5
184 173 162 149 136 124 113 100 90 85 70 60 :3 6 31 36 40 45 49
10 X 5 29
9 X 7 58 409 397 383 370 356 338 320 304 283 266 232 201 ( ) 40
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32 36
33
40
37
44
40
48
44
8 X 6 35 2.'39 228 218 208 196 183 170 156 145 135 114 99 ,
50 40 35 29 23
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8 X 4 19 104 93 82 72 65 58 45
49 44 39 31 27 22 18 52 34 37
7 )( 3~ 16 83 73 63 55 35
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6 X 5 25 160 151 142 133 124 112 102 93 85 78 66 58 i
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5 X 5 24 159 150 143 133 124 115 105 96 88 80 70 59 I

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5 X 3 11 51 43 37 32 28 24 21 19
4 X 3 9~ 43 37 31 27 23 20 18 16 14 12 10 8
3 X 3 10 48 42 36 31 27 24 21 18 16 14 12 9