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For shapes used as beams
= 0.90
= 36 ksi = 50 ksi
Shape
Kips Ft Ft Kip-ft Kip-ft in.3 Kip-ft Kip-ft Ft Ft Kips
a
34.5 138.2 17.8 6180 10300 3830 W36 848 14400 9510 15.1 90.5 64.3

34.1 130.1 17.7 5810 9639 3570 W36 798a 13400 8940 15.0 85.3 63.2

33.2 105.9 17.2 4720 7668 2840 W36 650a 10700 7260 14.6 70.0 61.1

41.9 84.8 15.9 4560 7450 2760 W40 593a 10400 7020 13.5 56.8 76.7

41.2 72.5 15.5 3860 6210 2300 W40 503a 8630 5940 13.2 49.5 73.9
33.2 86.8 16.8 3800 6129 2270 W36 527a 8510 5850 14.2 58.3 60.4

46.9 58.2 11.3 3330 5540 2050 W40 466a 7690 5130 9.6 39.4 85.9

41.0 63.3 15.2 3300 5270 1950 W40 431 7310 5070 12.9 44.1 72.0
19.3 119.4 15.3 3060 5080 1880 W27 539a 7050 4710 12.9 78.2 35.9
32.7 73.5 16.5 3160 5022 1860 W36 439a 6980 4860 14.0 50.3 58.2
23.7 93.6 15.6 2980 4830 1790 W30 477a 6710 4590 13.3 62.0 43.5

46.6 49.8 11.0 2810 4620 1710 W40 392a 6410 4320 9.3 34.3 83.7

39.9 56.6 15.0 2850 4510 1670 W40 372 6260 4380 12.7 40.3 68.4
32.5 67.2 16.3 2830 4482 1660 W36 393a 6230 4350 13.8 46.7 57.0

48.6 48.0 14.6 2750 4370 1620 W44 335 6080 4230 12.4 35.5 79.7
15.3 123.3 14.2 2520 4190 1550 W24 492a 5810 3870 12.1 80.5 28.4
18.9 99.2 14.9 2540 4130 1530 W27 448a 5740 3900 12.6 65.3 34.9
32.5 62.4 16.1 2570 4077 1510 W36 359a 5660 3960 13.7 44.0 56.2

46.2 43.2 10.7 2360 3860 1430 W40 331 5360 3630 9.1 30.5 80.9
22.9 77.5 15.3 2440 3860 1430 W30 391a 5360 3750 13.0 52.1 41.2
29.4 64.4 15.6 2400 3830 1420 W33 354a 5330 3690 13.2 44.7 51.9

46.1 45.3 14.6 2420 3830 1420 W44 290 5330 3720 12.4 34.0 74.1
38.4 51.2 14.8 2440 3830 1420 W40 321 5330 3750 12.6 37.2 63.9
32.2 58.5 16.0 2360 3726 1380 W36 328a 5180 3630 13.6 41.7 54.9
38.4 48.9 14.8 2280 3590 1330 W40 297 4990 3510 12.5 35.9 63.2

43.4 43.1 14.4 2180 3430 1270 W44 262 4760 3360 12.2 32.8 68.2
28.9 59.3 15.5 2160 3430 1270 W33 318a 4760 3330 13.1 41.8 49.9
31.6 55.1 16.0 2160 3402 1260 W36 300 4730 3330 13.5 39.9 52.9
14.7 103.0 13.9 2070 3380 1250 W24 408a 4690 3180 11.8 67.5 27.0
37.3 47.9 14.9 2150 3380 1250 W40 277 4690 3300 12.7 35.5 60.8
19.0 82.0 14.5 2070 3350 1240 W27 368a 4650 3180 12.3 54.6 34.8
44.2 38.2 10.5 1990 3210 1190 W40 278 4460 3060 8.9 27.6 74.9
23.4 66.6 15.0 2010 3210 1190 W30 326a 4460 3090 12.8 45.7 41.7
31.0 53.0 15.9 2010 3159 1170 W36 280 4390 3090 13.5 38.8 51.3
28.2 55.7 15.4 1970 3110 1150 W33 291a 4310 3030 13.0 39.8 48.0
43.7 37.0 10.5 1890 3050 1130 W40 264 4240 2910 8.9 27.0 73.3

35.6 45.4 14.8 1930 3020 1120 W40 249 4200 2980 12.6 34.1 56.9
aGroup 4 or Group 5 shape. See Notes in Table 1-2 (Part 1).

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= 0.90
= 36 ksi = 50 ksi
Shape
Kips Ft Ft Kip-ft Kip-ft in.3 Kip-ft Kip-ft Ft Ft Kips
40.1 41.2 14.3 1890 2970 1100 W44 230 4130 2910 12.1 31.7 62.0
30.3 50.6 15.8 1860 2916 1080 W36 260 4050 2860 13.4 37.5 49.4
23.1 60.5 14.9 1810 2860 1060 W30 292a 3980 2780 12.7 42.1 40.4
37.0 39.7 11.0 1750 2810 1040 W36 256 3900 2690 9.4 28.8 62.7
27.7 52.0 15.3 1790 2810 1040 W33 263a 3900 2750 12.9 37.8 46.3
15.0 84.5 13.5 1680 2750 1020 W24 335a 3830 2590 11.4 55.8 27.8
18.7 69.4 14.3 1720 2750 1020 W27 307a 3830 2650 12.1 46.9 33.7
41.8 35.1 10.6 1700 2730 1010 W40 235 3790 2620 9.0 26.0 68.6
29.6 48.8 15.6 1750 2727 1010 W36 245 3790 2690 13.3 36.4 47.7

33.1 42.7 14.8 1670 2600 963 W40 215 3610 2570 12.5 32.6 51.6
28.7 47.3 15.5 1630 2550 943 W36 230 3540 2510 13.2 35.6 45.8
22.8 55.4 14.8 1610 2540 941 W30 261 3530 2480 12.5 39.2 39.2
27.0 49.2 15.1 1620 2540 939 W33 241 3520 2490 12.8 36.2 44.2
36.1 37.2 10.9 1580 2530 936 W36 232 3510 2430 9.3 27.3 59.9

40.2 33.2 10.5 1530 2440 905 W40 211 3390 2360 8.9 24.9 64.7

31.6 41.1 14.4 1500 2340 868 W40 199 3260 2310 12.2 31.6 48.8
26.0 46.9 15.0 1480 2310 855 W33 221 3210 2270 12.7 35.0 41.9
18.6 59.6 14.0 1450 2300 850 W27 258 3190 2230 11.9 41.1 32.9
22.4 51.6 14.7 1450 2280 845 W30 235 3170 2240 12.4 37.1 37.7
14.7 71.2 13.2 1400 2250 835 W24 279a 3130 2150 11.2 47.6 26.9
34.9 35.0 10.8 1400 2250 833 W36 210 3120 2160 9.1 26.1 56.8

37.4 31.2 10.4 1330 2110 781 W40 183 2930 2050 8.8 23.8 59.0
25.0 44.8 14.8 1330 2080 772 W33 201 2900 2050 12.6 33.8 39.7
18.5 55.0 13.9 1310 2080 769 W27 235 2880 2020 11.8 38.5 32.3
34.0 33.5 10.7 1290 2070 767 W36 194 2880 1990 9.1 25.2 54.6
8.40 109.5 12.3 1220 2030 753 W18 311a 2820 1870 10.4 71.5 15.6
21.8 47.9 14.5 1290 2020 749 W30 211 2810 1990 12.3 35.1 36.0
14.7 64.3 13.1 1260 2010 744 W24 250a 2790 1930 11.1 43.4 26.6

32.7 32.8 10.6 1210 1940 718 W36 182 2690 1870 9.0 24.9 52.0
b
27.5 38.4 13.6 1250 1930 715 W40 174 2660 1920 12.0 29.9 41.3
18.2 52.0 13.8 1220 1910 708 W27 217 2660 1870 11.7 36.8 31.3

35.6 29.7 10.0 1170 1870 692 W40 167 2600 1800 8.5 22.8 55.6
8.29 99.6 12.1 1100 1830 676 W18 283a 2540 1690 10.3 65.1 15.4
14.7 59.3 13.0 1150 1830 676 W24 229 2540 1760 11.0 40.4 26.2
21.0 45.4 14.4 1170 1820 673 W30 191 2520 1790 12.2 33.7 33.9
31.5 31.9 10.5 1130 1800 668 W36 170 2510 1740 8.9 24.4 49.6
28.3 32.6 10.4 1070 1700 629 W33 169 2360 1650 8.8 24.5 45.4
17.8 48.0 13.7 1080 1700 628 W27 194 2360 1670 11.6 34.6 30.0

30.7 30.9 10.4 1060 1680 624 W36 160 2340 1630 8.8 23.7 48.0
8.21 90.9 12.0 1000 1650 611 W18 258a 2290 1540 10.2 59.5 15.2
14.5 54.2 12.8 1040 1640 606 W24 207 2270 1590 10.9 37.4 25.6
20.2 43.2 14.3 1050 1630 605 W30 173 2270 1620 12.1 32.5 32.0
aGroup 4 or Group 5 shape. See Notes in Table 1-2 (Part 1).
bIndicates noncompact shape; = 50 ksi

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= 0.90
= 36 ksi = 50 ksi
Shape
Kips Ft Ft Kip-ft Kip-ft in.3 Kip-ft Kip-ft Ft Ft Kips
32.8 28.2 9.5 998 1610 597 W40 149 2240 1540 8.1 21.9 50.8
29.4 30.2 10.3 983 1570 581 W36 150 2180 1510 8.7 23.4 45.6
17.5 45.2 13.6 979 1530 567 W27 178 2130 1510 11.5 33.1 28.8
26.8 31.2 10.3 950 1510 559 W33 152 2100 1460 8.7 23.7 42.3
14.3 51.3 12.8 957 1510 559 W24 192 2100 1470 10.9 35.7 25.0
8.09 82.8 11.9 909 1480 549 W18 234a 2060 1400 10.1 54.4 14.9
11.0 60.8 12.6 899 1430 530 W21 201 1990 1380 10.7 41.1 19.9

25.7 30.1 10.1 874 1390 514 W33 141 1930 1340 8.6 23.1 40.2
16.9 42.8 13.5 887 1380 512 W27 161 1920 1370 11.5 31.7 27.4
14.3 47.8 12.7 878 1380 511 W24 176 1920 1350 10.7 33.8 24.6

27.5 28.8 9.9 856 1370 509 W36 135 1910 1320 8.4 22.4 42.2
23.7 30.6 9.5 850 1350 500 W30 148 1880 1310 8.1 22.8 38.6
8.00 75.0 11.8 817 1320 490 W18 211a 1840 1260 10.0 49.5 14.7
10.9 55.8 12.5 813 1290 476 W21 182 1790 1250 10.6 38.1 19.4
14.1 45.2 12.7 807 1260 468 W24 162 1760 1240 10.8 32.4 23.8

24.5 29.1 10.0 792 1260 467 W33 130 1750 1220 8.4 22.5 37.9
16.2 40.7 13.4 801 1240 461 W27 146 1730 1230 11.3 30.6 25.8
7.98 68.3 11.6 741 1190 442 W18 192 1660 1140 9.9 45.3 14.6
22.4 29.0 9.4 741 1180 437 W30 132 1640 1140 8.0 22.0 35.6
10.8 51.7 12.4 741 1170 432 W21 166 1620 1140 10.5 35.7 19.1
13.8 42.0 12.5 723 1130 418 W24 146 1570 1110 10.6 30.6 22.8

23.1 27.8 9.7 700 1120 415 W33 118 1560 1080 8.2 21.7 35.5
21.6 28.2 9.3 692 1100 408 W30 124 1530 1070 7.9 21.5 34.1
7.95 62.3 11.5 671 1070 398 W18 175 1490 1030 9.8 41.5 14.5
18.9 30.0 9.2 673 1070 395 W27 129 1480 1040 7.8 22.3 30.9

21.1 27.1 9.1 642 1020 378 W30 116 1420 987 7.7 20.8 33.0
10.7 46.4 12.3 642 1010 373 W21 147 1400 987 10.4 32.8 18.4
13.3 39.3 12.4 642 999 370 W24 131 1390 987 10.5 29.1 21.5
7.87 56.7 11.4 605 961 356 W18 158 1340 930 9.7 38.2 14.2

20.2 26.3 9.0 583 934 346 W30 108 1300 897 7.6 20.3 31.5
18.0 28.2 9.1 583 926 343 W27 114 1290 897 7.7 21.3 28.7
10.5 43.1 12.2 575 899 333 W21 132 1250 885 10.4 30.9 17.7
12.7 37.1 12.3 567 883 327 W24 117 1230 873 10.4 27.9 20.2
7.82 52.2 11.3 550 869 322 W18 143 1210 846 9.6 35.5 14.0

19.0 25.5 8.8 525 842 312 W30 99 1170 807 7.4 19.8 29.2
10.3 41.0 12.2 532 829 307 W21 122 1150 819 10.3 29.8 17.1
17.0 26.8 9.0 521 824 305 W27 102 1140 801 7.6 20.5 26.7
7.79 48.0 11.3 499 786 291 W18 130 1090 768 9.5 33.0 13.8
12.0 35.2 12.1 503 780 289 W24 104 1080 774 10.3 26.8 18.8

aGroup 4 or Group 5 shape. See Notes in Table 1-2 (Part 1).

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For shapes used as beams
= 0.90
= 36 ksi = 50 ksi
Shape
Kips Ft Ft Kip-ft Kip-ft in.3 Kip-ft Kip-ft Ft Ft Kips
17.8 24.8 8.7 478 764 283 W30 90 1060 735 7.4 19.4 27.1
14.8 27.1 8.3 478 756 280 W24 103 1050 735 7.0 20.1 24.1
10.1 38.7 12.1 486 753 279 W21 111 1050 747 10.3 28.5 16.4
16.2 25.9 8.8 474 751 278 W27 94 1040 729 7.5 19.9 25.2
7.72 44.1 11.2 450 705 261 W18 119 979 693 9.5 30.8 13.4
14.3 25.9 8.3 433 686 254 W24 94 953 666 7.0 19.4 23.0
9.61 37.1 12.0 443 683 253 W21 101 949 681 10.2 27.6 15.4

15.0 24.9 8.6 415 659 244 W27 84 915 639 7.3 19.3 23.0
3.87 73.6 15.7 408 632 234 W14 132 878 627 13.3 49.6 6.89
7.62 40.4 11.1 398 621 230 W18 106 863 612 9.4 28.7 13.0

13.6 24.5 8.1 382 605 224 W24 84 840 588 6.9 18.6 21.5
11.8 26.6 7.7 374 597 221 W21 93 829 576 6.5 19.4 19.6
3.86 67.9 15.6 371 572 212 W14 120 795 570 13.2 46.2 6.82
7.51 38.1 11.0 367 570 211 W18 97 791 564 9.4 27.4 12.6

12.7 23.4 8.0 343 540 200 W24 76 750 528 6.8 18.0 19.8
6.10 42.1 10.5 341 535 198 W16 100 743 525 8.9 29.3 10.7
11.3 24.9 7.6 333 529 196 W21 83 735 513 6.5 18.5 18.5
3.84 62.7 15.5 337 518 192 W14 109 720 519 13.2 43.2 6.70
2.95 75.5 13.0 318 502 186 W12 120 698 489 11.1 50.0 5.36
7.27 35.5 11.0 324 502 186 W18 86 698 498 9.3 26.1 11.9

12.1 22.4 7.8 300 478 177 W24 68 664 462 6.6 17.4 18.7
6.03 38.6 10.4 302 473 175 W16 89 656 465 8.8 27.3 10.3
3.77 58.2 15.5 306 467 173 W14 99b 647 471 13.4 40.6 6.46
10.7 23.5 7.5 294 464 172 W21 73 645 453 6.4 17.7 17.0
2.95 67.2 13.0 283 443 164 W12 106 615 435 11.0 44.9 5.32
6.94 33.3 10.9 285 440 163 W18 76 611 438 9.2 24.8 11.1

10.4 22.8 7.5 273 432 160 W21 68 600 420 6.4 17.3 16.5
3.75 54.1 15.4 279 424 157 W14 90b 587 429 15.0 38.4 6.31

13.8 17.2 5.8 255 413 153 W24 62 574 393 4.9 13.3 21.4
5.85 34.9 10.3 261 405 150 W16 77 563 402 8.7 25.2 9.75
2.01 86.4 11.2 246 397 147 W10 112 551 378 9.5 56.5 3.68
2.91 61.4 12.9 255 397 147 W12 96 551 393 10.9 41.3 5.20
8.29 24.4 7.1 248 392 145 W18 71 544 381 6.0 17.8 13.8

9.84 21.7 7.4 248 389 144 W21 62 540 381 6.3 16.6 15.3
4.15 43.0 10.3 240 375 139 W14 82 521 369 8.8 29.6 7.31

bIndicates noncompact shape; = 50 ksi.

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= 0.90
= 36 ksi = 50 ksi
Shape
Kips Ft Ft Kip-ft Kip-ft in.3 Kip-ft Kip-ft Ft Ft Kips
12.7 16.6 5.6 222 362 134 W24 55 503 342 4.7 12.9 19.6
8.08 23.2 7.0 228 359 133 W18 65 499 351 6.0 17.1 13.3
2.90 56.4 12.8 230 356 132 W12 87 495 354 10.9 38.4 5.12
2.00 77.4 11.0 218 351 130 W10 100 488 336 9.4 50.8 3.66
5.57 32.3 10.3 228 351 130 W16 67 488 351 8.7 23.8 9.02
11.3 17.3 5.6 216 348 129 W21 57 484 333 4.8 13.1 18.0
4.10 40.0 10.3 218 340 126 W14 74 473 336 8.8 28.0 7.12
7.91 22.4 7.0 211 332 123 W18 60 461 324 6.0 16.7 12.8
2.88 51.8 12.7 209 321 119 W12 79 446 321 10.8 35.7 5.03
4.05 37.3 10.3 201 311 115 W14 68 431 309 8.7 26.4 6.91
1.97 68.4 11.0 192 305 113 W10 88 424 296 9.3 45.1 3.58

7.65 21.4 7.0 192 302 112 W18 55 420 295 5.9 16.1 12.2

10.5 16.2 5.4 184 297 110 W21 50 413 284 4.6 12.5 16.4
2.87 48.2 12.7 190 292 108 W12 72 405 292 10.7 33.6 4.93
6.43 22.8 6.7 180 284 105 W16 57 394 277 5.7 16.6 10.7
3.91 34.7 10.2 180 275 102 W14 61 383 277 8.7 24.9 6.51

7.31 20.5 6.9 173 273 101 W18 50 379 267 5.8 15.6 11.5
1.95 60.1 10.8 168 264 97.6 W10 77 366 258 9.2 39.9 3.53
2.80 44.7 12.6 171 261 96.8 W12 65b 358 264 11.8 31.7 4.72

9.68 15.4 5.3 159 258 95.4 W21 44 358 245 4.5 12.0 14.9
6.18 21.3 6.6 158 248 92.0 W16 50 345 243 5.6 15.8 10.1
8.13 16.6 5.4 154 245 90.7 W18 46 340 236 4.6 12.6 13.0
4.17 28.0 8.0 152 235 87.1 W14 53 327 233 6.8 20.1 7.02
2.91 38.4 10.5 152 233 86.4 W12 58 324 234 8.9 27.0 4.96
1.93 53.7 10.8 148 230 85.3 W10 68 320 227 9.2 36.0 3.46
5.91 20.2 6.5 142 222 82.3 W16 45 309 218 5.6 15.2 9.43

7.51 15.7 5.3 133 212 78.4 W18 40 294 205 4.5 12.1 11.7
4.06 26.3 8.0 137 212 78.4 W14 48 294 211 6.8 19.2 6.70
2.85 35.8 10.3 138 210 77.9 W12 53 292 212 8.8 25.6 4.77
1.91 48.1 10.7 130 201 74.6 W10 60 280 200 9.1 32.6 3.38

5.54 19.3 6.5 126 197 72.9 W16 40 273 194 5.6 14.7 8.67
3.06 30.8 8.2 126 195 72.4 W12 50 272 194 6.9 21.7 5.25
1.30 64.0 8.8 118 190 70.2 W8 67 263 181 7.5 41.9 2.38
3.91 24.7 7.9 122 188 69.6 W14 43 261 188 6.7 18.2 6.32
1.89 43.9 10.7 117 180 66.6 W10 54 250 180 9.1 30.2 3.30

6.95 14.8 5.1 112 180 66.5 W18 35 249 173 4.3 11.5 10.7
3.01 28.5 8.1 113 175 64.7 W12 45 243 174 6.9 20.3 5.07
5.23 18.3 6.3 110 173 64.0 W16 36 240 170 5.4 14.1 8.08
4.41 20.0 6.5 106 166 61.5 W14 38 231 164 5.5 14.9 7.07
1.88 40.7 10.6 106 163 60.4 W10 49 227 164 9.0 28.3 3.25
1.27 56.0 8.8 101 161 59.8 W8 58 224 156 7.4 36.8 2.32
2.92 26.5 8.0 101 155 57.5 W12 40 216 156 6.8 19.3 4.82
1.96 35.1 8.4 95.7 148 54.9 W10 45 206 147 7.1 24.1 3.45
bIndicates noncompact shape; = 50 ksi.

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= 0.90
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Shape
Kips Ft Ft Kip-ft Kip-ft in.3 Kip-ft Kip-ft Ft Ft Kips
4.18 19.0 6.4 94.8 147 54.6 W14 34 205 146 5.4 14.4 6.58

5.70 14.3 4.9 92.0 146 54.0 W16 31 203 142 4.1 11.0 8.85
3.47 20.6 6.4 88.9 138 51.2 W12 35 192 137 5.4 15.2 5.67
1.26 46.7 8.7 84.4 132 49.0 W8 48 184 130 7.4 31.1 2.27

3.92 17.9 6.2 81.9 128 47.3 W14 30 177 126 5.3 13.7 6.06
1.93 31.2 8.3 82.1 126 46.8 W10 39 176 126 7.0 21.8 3.32

5.15 13.3 4.7 74.9 119 44.2 W16 26 166 115 4.0 10.4 7.88
3.22 19.1 6.3 75.3 116 43.1 W12 30 162 116 5.4 14.4 5.10

4.44 13.4 4.5 68.8 109 40.2 W14 26 151 106 3.8 10.3 6.96
1.25 39.1 8.5 69.2 107 39.8 W8 40 149 107 7.2 26.4 2.22
1.89 27.4 8.1 68.3 105 38.8 W10 33 146 105 6.9 19.7 3.15

2.99 18.1 6.3 65.1 100 37.2 W12 26 140 100 5.3 13.8 4.64
2.44 20.3 5.7 63.2 98.8 36.6 W10 30 137 97.2 4.8 14.5 4.13
1.23 35.1 8.5 60.8 93.7 34.7 W8 35 130 93.6 7.2 24.1 2.16

4.06 12.5 4.3 56.6 89.6 33.2 W14 22 125 87.0 3.7 9.7 6.26
2.34 18.5 5.7 54.4 84.5 31.3 W10 26 117 83.7 4.8 13.5 3.85
1.21 32.0 8.4 53.6 82.1 30.4 W8 31 114 82.5 7.1 22.3 2.07

3.88 11.1 3.5 49.5 79.1 29.3 W12 22 110 76.2 3.0 8.4 6.24
1.27 27.3 6.8 47.4 73.4 27.2 W8 28 102 72.9 5.7 18.9 2.22

2.19 16.9 5.5 45.2 70.2 26.0 W10 22 97.5 69.6 4.7 12.7 3.50

3.61 10.4 3.4 41.5 66.7 24.7 W12 19 92.6 63.9 2.9 7.9 5.70
1.24 24.4 6.7 40.8 62.6 23.2 W8 24 87.0 62.7 5.7 17.2 2.11

2.60 12.0 3.6 36.7 58.3 21.6 W10 19 81.0 56.4 3.1 8.9 4.26
1.46 18.6 5.3 35.5 55.1 20.4 W8 21 76.5 54.6 4.5 13.3 2.47

3.30 9.6 3.2 33.3 54.3 20.1 W12 16 75.4 51.3 2.7 7.4 5.12
0.741 31.3 6.3 32.6 51.0 18.9 W6 25 70.9 50.1 5.4 21.0 1.33
2.46 11.2 3.5 31.6 50.5 18.7 W10 17 70.1 48.6 3.0 8.4 3.97

2.97 9.2 3.1 29.1 47.0 17.4 W12 14 65.3 44.7 2.7 7.2 4.56
1.40 16.7 5.1 29.6 45.9 17.0 W8 18 63.8 45.6 4.3 12.3 2.30
2.34 10.3 3.4 26.9 43.2 16.0 W10 15 60.0 41.4 2.9 7.9 3.69
0.728 25.6 6.3 26.1 40.2 14.9 W6 20 55.9 40.2 5.3 17.7 1.27

3.32 6.9 2.3 23.6 38.6 14.3 M12 11.8 53.7 36.3 2.0 5.4 5.10
1.53 12.6 3.7 23.0 36.7 13.6 W8 15 51.0 35.4 3.1 9.2 2.56

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= 0.90
= 36 ksi = 50 ksi
Shape
Kips Ft Ft Kip-ft Kip-ft in.3 Kip-ft Kip-ft Ft Ft Kips
3.10 6.8 2.3 21.6 35.4 13.1 M12 10.8 49.2 33.3 2.0 5.3 4.74
2.03 9.5 3.3 21.3 34.0 12.6 W10 12b 47.0 32.7 2.9 7.4 3.13
0.817 18.3 4.0 19.9 31.6 11.7 W6 16 43.9 30.6 3.4 12.5 1.46
0.458 30.3 5.3 19.9 31.3 11.6 W5 19 43.5 30.6 4.5 20.1 0.830
1.44 11.5 3.5 19.3 30.8 11.4 W8 13 42.8 29.7 3.0 8.5 2.35
0.417 31.1 5.0 18.8 29.7 11.0 M5 18.9 41.3 28.9 4.2 20.5 0.758
0.693 20.8 6.7 19.0 28.8 10.8 W6 15b,c 38.6 29.2 6.8 15.0 1.16
0.444 26.3 5.3 16.6 25.9 9.59 W5 16 36.0 25.5 4.5 17.6 0.795

2.32 6.2 2.1 15.2 24.9 9.21 M10 9 34.5 23.5 1.8 4.9 3.59
1.30 10.2 3.5 15.2 23.9 8.87 W8 10b 33.0 23.4 3.1 7.8 2.03
0.775 14.4 3.8 14.3 22.4 8.30 W6 12 31.1 21.9 3.2 10.2 1.33

2.13 6.1 2.1 13.6 22.1 8.20 M10 8 30.8 21.0 1.8 4.8 3.26
0.295 25.5 4.2 10.6 17.0 6.28 W4 13 23.6 16.4 3.5 16.9 0.538
0.724 12.0 3.8 10.8 16.8 6.23 W6 9 23.4 16.7 3.2 8.9 1.17

1.50 5.5 1.8 9.01 14.6 5.40 M8 6.5 20.2 13.9 1.6 4.3 2.35

bIndicates noncompact shape; = 50 ksi

cIndicates noncompact shape; = 36 ksi

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