STEEL COMPRESSION—MEMBER SELECTION TABLES 4–17

Table 4-1 (continued)

Available Strength in
Fy = 50 ksi
Axial Compression, kips
W-Shapes W12

Shape W12×
h h h
lb/ft 336 305 279 252h 230h 210
Pn /Ωc φc Pn Pn /Ωc φc Pn Pn /Ωc φc Pn Pn /Ωc φc Pn Pn /Ωc φc Pn Pn /Ωc φc Pn
Design
ASD LRFD ASD LRFD ASD LRFD ASD LRFD ASD LRFD ASD LRFD
0 2960 4450 2680 4030 2450 3690 2220 3330 2030 3050 1850 2780
6 2870 4310 2590 3900 2370 3570 2140 3220 1960 2940 1790 2680
Effective length, KL (ft), with respect to least radius of gyration, ry

7 2840 4260 2560 3850 2340 3520 2120 3180 1930 2910 1760 2650
8 2800 4210 2530 3800 2310 3470 2090 3140 1910 2860 1740 2610
9 2760 4150 2490 3740 2280 3420 2060 3090 1880 2820 1710 2570
10 2710 4080 2450 3680 2240 3360 2020 3030 1840 2770 1680 2520
11 2660 4000 2400 3610 2190 3300 1980 2970 1800 2710 1640 2470
12 2610 3920 2350 3540 2150 3230 1940 2910 1760 2650 1610 2420
13 2550 3840 2300 3460 2100 3150 1890 2840 1720 2590 1570 2360
14 2490 3750 2250 3380 2050 3080 1840 2770 1680 2520 1530 2300
15 2430 3660 2190 3290 1990 3000 1790 2700 1630 2450 1480 2230
16 2370 3560 2130 3200 1940 2910 1740 2620 1580 2380 1440 2160
17 2300 3460 2070 3100 1880 2820 1690 2540 1540 2310 1390 2100
18 2230 3350 2000 3010 1820 2730 1630 2460 1480 2230 1350 2030
19 2160 3250 1940 2910 1760 2640 1580 2370 1430 2150 1300 1950
20 2090 3140 1870 2810 1700 2550 1520 2290 1380 2070 1250 1880
22 1940 2910 1730 2610 1570 2360 1410 2110 1270 1910 1150 1730
24 1790 2690 1600 2400 1440 2170 1290 1940 1170 1750 1050 1580
26 1640 2460 1460 2190 1320 1980 1170 1760 1060 1590 955 1440
28 1490 2240 1320 1990 1190 1790 1060 1590 954 1430 859 1290
30 1350 2030 1190 1790 1070 1610 949 1430 854 1280 767 1150
32 1210 1820 1070 1600 954 1430 843 1270 756 1140 678 1020
34 1080 1620 945 1420 845 1270 746 1120 670 1010 600 902
36 959 1440 843 1270 754 1130 666 1000 597 898 535 805
38 861 1290 757 1140 676 1020 598 898 536 806 481 722
40 777 1170 683 1030 610 917 539 811 484 727 434 652
Properties
Pwo , kips 1050 1580 897 1340 783 1170 665 998 574 861 492 738
Pwi , kips/in. 59.3 89.0 54.3 81.5 51.0 76.5 46.7 70.0 43.0 64.5 39.3 59.0
Pwb , kips 10000 15100 7690 11600 6380 9590 4870 7320 3810 5730 2930 4400
Pfb , kips 1640 2460 1370 2070 1140 1720 947 1420 802 1210 676 1020
Lp , ft 12.3 12.1 11.9 11.8 11.7 11.6
Lr , ft 150 137 126 114 105 95.8
Ag , in.2 98.9 89.5 81.9 74.1 67.7 61.8
Ix , in.4 4060 3550 3110 2720 2420 2140
Iy , in.4 1190 1050 937 828 742 664
ry , in. 3.47 3.42 3.38 3.34 3.31 3.28
rx /ry 1.85 1.84 1.82 1.81 1.80 1.80
Pex (KL) 2/104, k-in.2 116000 102000 89000 77900 69300 61300
Pey (KL) 2/104, k-in.2 34100 30100 26800 23700 21200 19000
ASD LRFD h
Flange thickness is greater than 2 in. Special requirements may apply per AISC
Specification Section A3.1c.
Ωc = 1.67 φc = 0.90

AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF STEEL CONSTRUCTION