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W900 - 12 Gauge Channel

7
5
1 ⁄8" x ⁄8" (41mm x 23mm)

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

Y Y
0.364" 9mm
W900 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 .37 0 .403 0 .038 0 .074 0 .307 0 .147 0 .181 0 .604
(2.04) (2.60) (1.58) (1.21) (0.78) (6.12) (2.97) (1.53)
W900 - 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 1,250 0 .03 1,250 1,250 1,250 1 .00 300 5.6 0.62 5.6 5.6 5.6 1.00
18 830 0 .06 830 830 740 1 .00 450 3.7 1.38 3.7 3.7 3.4 1.00
24 620 0 .10 620 620 420 1 .00 600 2.8 2.45 2.8 2.8 1.9 1.00
30 500 0 .16 500 400 270 1 .00 750 2.3 3.87 2.3 1.8 1.2 1.00
36 420 0 .23 370 280 180 1 .00 900 1.9 5.51 1.7 1.3 0.8 1.00
42 360 0 .31 270 200 140 1 .00 1050 1.6 7.50 1.2 0.9 0.6 1.00
48 310 0 .40 210 160 100 1 .00 1200 1.4 9.96 0.9 0.7 0.5 1.00
60 250 0 .63 130 100 70 0 .98 1500 1.1 15.19 0.6 0.4 0.3 0.98
72 210 0 .91 90 70 50 0 .97 1800 0.9 22.05 0.4 0.3 0.2 0.97
84 180 1 .24 70 50 30 0 .95 2100 0.8 30.01 0.3 0.2 0.1 0.95

W900 - 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 2560 8900 8670 8360 8040 300 11.4 39.6 38.7 37.3 35.9
18 2500 8400 8040 7580 6980 450 11.1 37.5 35.9 33.9 31.3
24 2440 7880 7430 6510 5530 600 10.9 35.2 33.2 29.3 25.0
30 2330 7380 6510 5280 4100 750 10.4 33.1 29.3 23.9 18.7
36 2190 6620 5530 4100 2890 900 9.8 29.8 25.0 18.7 13.3
42 2020 5840 4560 3050 2120 1050 9.1 26.3 20.8 14.0 9.7
48 1820 5040 3650 2340 1620 1200 8.2 22.9 16.8 10.7 7.5
60 1420 3540 2340 1500 KL/r >200 1500 6.4 16.3 10.7 6.9 KL/r >200
72 1110 2460 1620 KL/r >200 KL/r >200 1800 5.1 11.3 7.5 KL/r >200 KL/r >200
84 KL/r >200 1810 KL/r >200 KL/r >200 KL/r >200 2100 KL/r >200 8.3 KL/r >200 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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