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W901 - 12 Gauge Channel

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5
1 ⁄8" x 1 ⁄4" (41mm x 44mm)

5
1 ⁄8" 41mm
10
3 ⁄8" 7 ⁄8" mm 22mm

X 1 ⁄4" X 44mm
3
Y Y W901 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)
4
3
3
4
2 .75 0 .807 0 .183 0 .209 0 .476 0 .295 0 .363 0 .604
(4.09) (5.21) (7.62) (3.42) (1.21) (12.28) (5.95) (1.53)
W901 - 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 1,310 * 0 .01 1,310 * 1,310 * 1,310 * 1 .00 300 5.8 * 0.13 5.8 * 5.8 * 5.8 * 1.00
18 1,310 * 0 .02 1,310 * 1,310 * 1,310 * 1 .00 450 5.8 * 0.45 5.8 * 5.8 * 5.8 * 1.00
24 1,310 * 0 .04 1,310 * 1,310 * 1,310 * 1 .00 600 5.8 * 1.06 5.8 * 5.8 * 5.8 * 1.00
30 1,310 * 0 .09 1,310 * 1,310 * 1,280 1 .00 750 5.8 * 2.07 5.8 * 5.8 * 5.8 * 1.00
36 1,170 0 .13 1,170 1,170 890 1 .00 900 5.3 3.25 5.3 5.3 4.1 1.00
42 1,000 0 .18 1,000 980 650 1 .00 1050 4.5 4.42 4.5 4.5 3.0 1.00
48 880 0 .23 880 750 500 1 .00 1200 4.0 5.76 4.0 3.4 2.3 1.00
60 700 0 .37 640 480 320 0 .99 1500 3.2 8.97 2.9 2.2 1.5 1.00
72 580 0 .52 440 330 220 0 .97 1800 2.6 12.88 2.0 1.5 1.0 0.97
84 500 0 .72 330 240 160 0 .94 2100 2.3 17.68 1.5 1.1 0.8 0.95

W901 - 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 4510 18310 18090 17780 17470 300 20.1 81.5 80.6 79.2 77.8
18 4470 17820 17470 17040 16590 450 19.9 79.4 77.8 75.9 74.1
24 4430 17320 16900 16110 15040 600 19.7 77.2 75.4 72.0 67.4
30 4380 16870 16110 14760 13260 750 19.5 75.2 72.0 66.1 59.6
36 4290 16230 15040 13260 11360 900 19.1 72.6 67.4 59.6 51.3
42 4190 15390 13870 11680 9470 1050 18.7 68.9 62.3 52.7 43.0
48 4070 14460 12630 10090 7670 1200 18.2 64.9 56.9 45.8 35.1
60 3770 12470 10090 7090 4920 1500 16.9 56.2 45.8 32.6 22.6
72 3370 10410 7670 4920 3420 1800 15.2 47.2 35.1 22.6 15.7
84 2880 8400 5650 3620 KL/r >200 2100 13.0 38.3 26.0 16.6 KL/r >200
* 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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