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W301 - 12 Gauge Channel

5
3
1 ⁄8" x 2 ⁄4" (41mm x 70mm)

5
1 ⁄8" 41mm
7 ⁄8" 22mm
10
3 ⁄8" mm

3
X 2 ⁄4" X 70mm
W301 Section Properties
Y Y
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
3
4
3 .46 1 .017 0 .608 0 .443 0 .774 0 .416 0 .512 0 .64
(5.15) (6.56) (25.31) (7.26) (1.97) (17.32) (8.39) (1.63)
W301 - 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 2,110 * 0 .00 2,110 * 2,110 * 2,110 * 1 .00 300 9.4 * 0.06 9.4 * 9.4 * 9.4 * 1.00
24 2,110 * 0 .02 2,110 * 2,110 * 2,110 * 1 .00 600 9.4 * 0.51 9.4 * 9.4 * 9.4 * 1.00
36 2,110 * 0 .07 2,110 * 2,110 * 2,110 * 1 .00 900 9.4 * 1.73 9.4 * 9.4 * 9.4 * 1.00
48 1,860 0 .15 1,860 1,860 1,660 1 .00 1,200 8.4 3.68 8.4 8.4 7.6 1.00
60 1,490 0 .23 1,490 1,490 1,060 0 .98 1,500 6.7 5.74 6.7 6.7 4.9 0.98
72 1,240 0 .34 1,240 1,110 740 0 .95 1,800 5.6 8.27 5.6 5.1 3.4 0.95
84 1,060 0 .46 1,060 810 540 0 .91 2,100 4.8 11.26 4.8 3.7 2.5 0.92
96 930 0 .60 830 620 410 0 .88 2,400 4.2 14.63 3.8 2.8 1.9 0.88
108 830 0 .76 660 490 330 0 .85 2,700 3.7 18.62 3.0 2.3 1.5 0.85
120 740 0 .93 530 400 270 0 .82 3,000 3.4 23.11 2.4 1.8 1.2 0.82

W301 - 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 6000 23260 23040 22700 22330 300 26.7 103.5 102.6 101.1 99.5
24 5890 22130 21520 20730 20000 450 26.5 101.3 99.5 96.8 94.2
36 5770 20830 20000 19080 17990 600 26.2 98.6 95.9 92.5 89.3
48 5670 19670 18820 16850 14500 750 25.9 95.7 92.5 88.5 85.1
60 5470 18750 16850 13900 10990 900 25.7 92.9 89.3 85.1 80.7
72 5150 17140 14500 10990 7860 1050 25.4 90.2 86.4 81.9 73.3
84 4740 15240 12140 8320 5770 1200 25.2 87.8 84.0 75.8 65.5
96 4280 13310 9890 6370 4420 1500 24.4 83.7 75.8 62.9 50.1
108 3800 11420 7860 5030 KL/r >200 1800 23.1 77.0 65.5 50.1 36.1
120 3370 9620 6370 4070 KL/r >200 2100 21.3 68.7 55.1 38.2 26.5
* Load limited by spot weld shear
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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