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W500 - 14 Gauge Channel

5
13
1 ⁄8" x ⁄16" (41mm x 21mm)

5
1 ⁄8" 10 41mm
3 ⁄8" 7 ⁄8" mm 22mm

X 13 ⁄16" X 21mm

Y Y W500 Section Properties
0.342" 9mm
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.
(cm ) (cm ) (cm ) (cm) (m ) (cm ) (cm)
2
4
3
3
4
1 .00 0 .295 0 .026 0 .056 0 .297 0 .109 0 .135 0 .609
(1.49) (1.90) (1.08) (0.92) (0.75) (4.54) (2.21) (1.55)
W500 - 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
12 930 0 .03 930 930 930 1 .00 300 4.2 0.67 4.2 4.2 4.2 1.00
18 620 0 .06 620 620 510 1 .00 450 2.8 1.50 2.8 2.8 2.4 1.00
24 470 0 .11 470 430 290 1 .00 600 2.1 2.65 2.1 2.0 1.3 1.00
30 370 0 .17 370 270 180 0 .99 750 1.7 4.19 1.7 1.2 0.8 1.00
36 310 0 .24 250 190 130 0 .98 900 1.4 6.09 1.2 0.9 0.6 0.98
42 270 0 .34 190 140 90 0 .96 1050 1.2 8.16 0.8 0.6 0.4 0.96
48 230 0 .43 140 110 70 0 .94 1200 1.1 10.83 0.7 0.5 0.3 0.94
60 190 0 .69 90 70 50 0 .91 1500 0.8 16.74 0.4 0.3 0.2 0.91
72 160 1 .01 60 50 30 0 .88 1800 0.7 24.37 0.3 0.2 0.1 0.88
84 130 1 .30 50 40 20 0 .86 2100 0.6 33.86 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.86

W500 - 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 2010 6530 6360 6110 5840 300 8.9 29.1 28.3 27.3 26.1
18 1950 6140 5840 5420 5010 450 8.7 27.4 26.1 24.3 22.5
24 1890 5700 5280 4650 3910 600 8.4 25.5 23.7 20.9 17.7
30 1800 5250 4650 3720 2840 750 8.1 23.5 20.9 16.9 13.0
36 1680 4740 3910 2840 1980 900 7.5 21.3 17.7 13.0 9.1
42 1510 4140 3180 2100 1460 1050 6.8 18.7 14.5 9.6 6.7
48 1330 3540 2510 1610 1110 1200 6.0 16.1 11.5 7.4 5.1
60 1020 2430 1610 KL/r >200 KL/r >200 1500 4.6 11.2 7.4 4.7 KL/r >200
72 780 1690 1110 KL/r >200 KL/r >200 1800 3.6 7.7 5.1 KL/r >200 KL/r >200
84 KL/r >200 1240 KL/r >200 KL/r >200 KL/r >200 2100 KL/r >200 5.7 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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