AISC_Part 3B:14th Ed.

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3–80 DESIGN OF FLEXURAL MEMBERS

Table 3-7
Maximum Total
Fy = 36 ksi
Uniform Load, kips
S24-S20 S-Shapes

S24× S20×
Shape
121 106 100 90 80 96
Design ASD LRFD ASD LRFD ASD LRFD ASD LRFD ASD LRFD ASD LRFD
6 515 772 468 702
7 564 847 491 737 432 648 407 611
8 550 826 429 645 399 599 346 518 356 535
9 489 734 437 656 382 574 354 533 326 490 316 475
10 440 661 401 603 343 516 319 480 293 441 285 428
11 400 601 365 548 312 469 290 436 267 401 259 389
12 366 551 334 502 286 430 266 400 244 367 237 356
13 338 508 308 464 264 397 245 369 226 339 219 329
14 314 472 286 430 245 369 228 343 209 315 203 305
15 293 441 267 402 229 344 213 320 195 294 190 285
16 275 413 251 377 215 323 199 300 183 275 178 267
17 259 389 236 354 202 304 188 282 172 259 167 252
18 244 367 223 335 191 287 177 266 163 245 158 238
19 231 348 211 317 181 272 168 252 154 232 150 225
20 220 330 200 301 172 258 160 240 147 220 142 214
21 209 315 191 287 164 246 152 228 140 210 136 204
22 200 300 182 274 156 235 145 218 133 200 129 194
23 191 287 174 262 149 224 139 208 127 192 124 186
24 183 275 167 251 143 215 133 200 122 184 119 178
Span, ft

25 176 264 160 241 137 206 128 192 117 176 114 171
26 169 254 154 232 132 199 123 184 113 169 109 164
27 163 245 149 223 127 191 118 178 109 163 105 158
28 157 236 143 215 123 184 114 171 105 157 102 153
29 152 228 138 208 118 178 110 165 101 152 98.1 147
30 147 220 134 201 114 172 106 160 97.7 147 94.9 143
32 137 207 125 188 107 161 99.7 150 91.6 138 88.9 134
34 129 194 118 177 101 152 93.8 141 86.2 130 83.7 126
36 122 184 111 167 95.4 143 88.6 133 81.4 122 79.0 119
38 116 174 106 159 90.4 136 84.0 126 77.2 116 74.9 113
40 110 165 100 151 85.9 129 79.8 120 73.3 110 71.1 107
42 105 157 95.5 143 81.8 123 76.0 114 69.8 105 67.8 102
44 99.9 150 91.1 137 78.1 117 72.5 109 66.6 100 64.7 97.2
46 95.6 144 87.2 131 74.7 112 69.4 104 63.7 95.8 61.9 93.0
48 91.6 138 83.5 126 71.6 108 66.5 99.9 61.1 91.8 59.3 89.1
50 88.0 132 80.2 121 68.7 103 63.8 95.9 58.6 88.1 56.9 85.5
52 84.6 127 77.1 116 66.1 99.3 61.4 92.2 56.4 84.7
54 81.4 122 74.3 112 63.6 95.6 59.1 88.8 54.3 81.6
56 78.5 118 71.6 108 61.3 92.2 57.0 85.6 52.4 78.7
58 75.8 114 69.1 104 59.2 89.0 55.0 82.7 50.5 76.0
60 73.3 110 66.8 100 57.2 86.0 53.2 79.9 48.9 73.4
Beam Properties
Wc /Ωb φbWc , kip-ft 4400 6610 4010 6030 3430 5160 3190 4800 2930 4410 2850 4280
Mp /Ωb φb Mp , kip-ft 550 826 501 753 429 645 399 599 366 551 356 535
Mr /Ωb φb Mr , kip-ft 324 488 302 454 250 376 235 353 220 331 207 312
BF /Ωb φb BF, kips 11.4 17.1 11.0 16.5 11.6 17.5 11.4 17.1 10.8 16.2 7.63 11.5
Vn /Ωv φvVn , kips 282 423 219 328 257 386 216 324 173 259 234 351
Zx , in.3 306 279 239 222 204 198
Lp , ft 6.37 6.54 5.29 5.41 5.58 5.54
Lr , ft 26.2 24.7 20.7 19.8 19.2 24.9
ASD LRFD Note: Beams must be laterally supported if Table 3-7 is used.
Available strength tabulated above heavy line is limited by available shear strength.
Ωb = 1.67 φ b = 0.90
Ωv = 1.50 φ v = 1.00

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