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W300 - 12 Gauge Channel

3
5
1 ⁄8" x 1 ⁄8" (41mm x 35mm)

5
1 ⁄8" 41mm
7 ⁄8" 22mm
10
3 ⁄8" mm
3
X 1 ⁄8" X 35mm

0.58" 15mm
Y Y
W300 Section Properties
Area of
Wt.. Section X-X Axis Y-Y Axis
Lbs./Ft. in. 2
(Kg/M) lx in. 4 Sx in. 3 rx. in. ly in. 4 Sy in. 3 ry in.
2
(cm ) (cm ) (cm ) (cm) (m ) (cm ) (cm)
3
4
4
3
1 .73 0 .508 0 .123 0 .158 0 .491 0 .208 0 .256 0 .64
(2.57) (3.28) (5.12) (2.59) (1.25) (8.66) (4.20) (1.63)
W300 - Allowable Beam Loads
Max. Defl. Uniform Load at Deflection Max. Defl. Uniform Load at Deflection
Span Uniform at Span Span Span Lateral Span Uniform at Span Span Span Lateral
Load Load /180 /240 /360 Bracing Load Load /180 /240 /360 Bracing
In Lbs In Lbs Lbs Lbs Reduction mm kN mm kN kN kN Reduction
12 2,650 0 .02 2,650 2,650 2,650 1 .00 300 12.0 0.40 12.0 12.0 12.0 1.00
24 1,320 0 .07 1,320 1,320 1,320 1 .00 600 6.0 1.63 6.0 6.0 6.0 1.00
36 880 0 .15 880 880 600 0 .96 900 4.0 3.66 4.0 4.0 2.8 0.96
48 660 0 .26 660 500 340 0 .91 1,200 3.0 6.46 3.0 2.3 1.6 0.91
60 530 0 .41 430 320 210 0 .87 1,500 2.4 10.16 2.0 1.5 1.0 0.87
72 440 0 .59 300 220 150 0 .84 1,800 2.0 14.63 1.4 1.0 0.7 0.84
84 380 0 .81 220 160 110 0 .81 2,100 1.7 19.62 1.0 0.8 0.5 0.81
96 330 1 .05 170 130 80 0 .78 2,400 1.5 26.21 0.8 0.6 0.4 0.79
108 290 1 .31 130 100 70 0 .76 2,700 1.3 32.92 0.6 0.4 0.3 0.76
120 260 1 .62 110 80 50 0 .74 3,000 1.2 40.65 0.5 0.4 0.3 0.74

W300 - Allowable Column Loads
Max. Max. Column Load Applied at C.G. Max. Max. Column Load Applied at C.G.
Unbraced Slot Face Unbraced Slot Face
Height K = 0.65 K = 0.80 K = 1.0 K = 1.2 Height K = 0.65 K = 0.80 K = 1.0 K = 1.2
Load Load
In Lbs Lbs Lbs Lbs Lbs mm kN kN kN kN kN
12 3480 11260 10980 10550 10080 300 15.5 50.1 48.9 47.1 45.0
24 3260 9830 9100 8150 7280 600 14.5 43.9 40.7 36.6 32.7
36 2980 8260 7280 6180 5280 900 13.3 37.1 32.7 27.8 23.8
48 2640 6890 5860 4760 3890 1,200 11.8 31.0 26.4 21.5 17.6
60 2340 5780 4760 3720 3010 1,500 10.5 26.1 21.5 16.8 13.7
72 2080 4880 3890 3010 2330 1,800 9.3 22.1 17.6 13.7 10.7
84 1860 4130 3270 2470 KL/r >200 2,100 8.4 18.7 14.8 11.3 KL/r >200
96 1680 3550 2790 1890 KL/r >200 2,400 7.6 16.1 12.6 8.7 KL/r >200
108 1480 3110 2330 KL/r >200 KL/r >200 2,700 6.8 14.1 10.7 KL/r >200 KL/r >200
120 1280 2740 1890 KL/r >200 KL/r >200 3,000 5.8 12.4 8.7 KL/r >200 KL/r >200
Beam loads shown are total uniform load, including the channel weight, for a simple span supported at each end that is adequately laterally braced.
Refer to pages 3 - 6 for other beam support conditions.

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