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Allowable Load For Strut Chords
Allowable Load For Strut Chords
Allowable chord force (KIPS). Allowable drag strut load (KLF) in italics.
2x2x1/4 3.19 0.605 0.938 18.9 18.7 18.5 18.0 17.5 17.0 16.4
14.2 12.5 11.1 9.0 7.5 6.4 5.5
3x3x1/4 4.90 0.926 1.44 29.9 29.7 29.5 29.1 28.7 28.2 27.8
22.4 19.8 17.7 14.6 12.3 10.6 9.3
3.5x3.5x1/4 5.80 1.09 1.69 35.3 35.2 35.0 34.6 34.2 33.8 33.3
26.5 23.4 21.0 17.3 14.7 12.7 11.1
4x4x1/4 6.60 1.25 1.94 40.8 40.6 40.4 40.1 39.7 39.3 38.8
30.6 27.1 24.3 20.0 17.0 14.7 12.9
4x3x1/4 (LLH) 5.80 0.887 1.69 35.0 34.8 34.5 34.0 33.5 32.9 32.4
26.3 23.2 20.7 17.0 14.4 12.4 10.8
4x3x3/8 (LLH) 8.50 0.873 2.48 51.3 51.0 50.6 49.9 49.1 48.2 47.3
38.5 34.0 30.4 24.9 21.0 18.1 15.8
5x3x3/8 (LLH) 9.80 0.838 2.86 59.1 58.7 58.2 57.3 56.3 55.3 54.2
44.3 39.1 34.9 28.7 24.1 20.7 18.1
6x3.5x3/8 (LLH) 11.70 0.984 3.42 71.2 70.8 70.4 69.5 68.6 67.6 66.5
53.4 47.2 42.2 34.8 29.4 25.3 22.2
6x4x3/8 (LLH) 12.30 1.16 3.61 75.7 75.3 75.0 74.2 73.4 72.6 71.7
56.7 50.2 45.0 37.1 31.5 27.2 23.9
Notes:
1. Tabulated values do not include a 1/3 increase for wind & seismic loads.
48 60
14.5 12.3
3.6 2.5
26.2 24.4
6.5 4.9
31.9 30.2
8.0 6.0
37.5 35.9
9.4 7.2
30.4 28.2
7.6 5.6
44.4 41.1
11.1 8.2
50.6 46.5
12.6 9.3
63.1 59.3
15.8 11.9
68.9 65.7
17.2 13.1