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φb = 0.90
Zx
Fy = 36 ksi Fy = 50 ksi
BF Lr Lp φbMr φbMp Zx Shape φbMp φbMr Lp Lr BF
Kips Ft Ft Kip-ft Kip-ft in.3 Kip-ft Kip-ft Ft Ft Kips
34.5 138.2 17.8 6180 10300 3830 W36×848a 14400 9510 15.1 90.5 64.3

34.1 130.1 17.7 5810 9639 3570 W36×798a 13400 8940 15.0 85.3 63.2

33.2 105.9 17.2 4720 7668 2840 W36×650a 10700 7260 14.6 70.0 61.1

41.9 84.8 15.9 4560 7450 2760 W40×593a 10400 7020 13.5 56.8 76.7

41.2 72.5 15.5 3860 6210 2300 W40×503a 8630 5940 13.2 49.5 73.9
33.2 86.8 16.8 3800 6129 2270 W36× 527a 8510 5850 14.2 58.3 60.4

46.9 58.2 11.3 3330 5540 2050 W40×466a 7690 5130 9.6 39.4 85.9

41.0 63.3 15.2 3300 5270 1950 W40×431 7310 5070 12.9 44.1 72.0
19.3 119.4 15.3 3060 5080 1880 W27× 539a 7050 4710 12.9 78.2 35.9
32.7 73.5 16.5 3160 5022 1860 W36× 439a 6980 4860 14.0 50.3 58.2
23.7 93.6 15.6 2980 4830 1790 W30× 477a 6710 4590 13.3 62.0 43.5

46.6 49.8 11.0 2810 4620 1710 W40×392a 6410 4320 9.3 34.3 83.7

39.9 56.6 15.0 2850 4510 1670 W40×372 6260 4380 12.7 40.3 68.4
32.5 67.2 16.3 2830 4482 1660 W36× 393a 6230 4350 13.8 46.7 57.0

48.6 48.0 14.6 2750 4370 1620 W44×335 6080 4230 12.4 35.5 79.7
15.3 123.3 14.2 2520 4190 1550 W24× 492a 5810 3870 12.1 80.5 28.4
18.9 99.2 14.9 2540 4130 1530 W27× 448a 5740 3900 12.6 65.3 34.9
32.5 62.4 16.1 2570 4077 1510 W36× 359a 5660 3960 13.7 44.0 56.2

46.2 43.2 10.7 2360 3860 1430 W40×331 5360 3630 9.1 30.5 80.9
22.9 77.5 15.3 2440 3860 1430 W30× 391a 5360 3750 13.0 52.1 41.2
29.4 64.4 15.6 2400 3830 1420 W33× 354a 5330 3690 13.2 44.7 51.9

46.1 45.3 14.6 2420 3830 1420 W44×290 5330 3720 12.4 34.0 74.1
38.4 51.2 14.8 2440 3830 1420 W40× 321 5330 3750 12.6 37.2 63.9
32.2 58.5 16.0 2360 3726 1380 W36× 328a 5180 3630 13.6 41.7 54.9
38.4 48.9 14.8 2280 3590 1330 W40× 297 4990 3510 12.5 35.9 63.2

43.4 43.1 14.4 2180 3430 1270 W44×262 4760 3360 12.2 32.8 68.2
28.9 59.3 15.5 2160 3430 1270 W33× 318a 4760 3330 13.1 41.8 49.9
31.6 55.1 16.0 2160 3402 1260 W36× 300 4730 3330 13.5 39.9 52.9
14.7 103.0 13.9 2070 3380 1250 W24× 408a 4690 3180 11.8 67.5 27.0
37.3 47.9 14.9 2150 3380 1250 W40× 277 4690 3300 12.7 35.5 60.8
19.0 82.0 14.5 2070 3350 1240 W27× 368a 4650 3180 12.3 54.6 34.8
44.2 38.2 10.5 1990 3210 1190 W40× 278 4460 3060 8.9 27.6 74.9
23.4 66.6 15.0 2010 3210 1190 W30× 326a 4460 3090 12.8 45.7 41.7
31.0 53.0 15.9 2010 3159 1170 W36× 280 4390 3090 13.5 38.8 51.3
28.2 55.7 15.4 1970 3110 1150 W33× 291a 4310 3030 13.0 39.8 48.0
43.7 37.0 10.5 1890 3050 1130 W40× 264 4240 2910 8.9 27.0 73.3

35.6 45.4 14.8 1930 3020 1120 W40×249 4200 2980 12.6 34.1 56.9
aGroup 4 or Group 5 shape. See Notes in Table 1-2 (Part 1).

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Zx For shapes used as beams
φb = 0.90
Fy = 36 ksi Fy = 50 ksi
BF Lr Lp φbMr φbMp Zx Shape φbMp φbMr Lp Lr BF
Kips Ft Ft Kip-ft Kip-ft in.3 Kip-ft Kip-ft Ft Ft Kips
40.1 41.2 14.3 1890 2970 1100 W44×230 4130 2910 12.1 31.7 62.0
30.3 50.6 15.8 1860 2916 1080 W36×260 4050 2860 13.4 37.5 49.4
23.1 60.5 14.9 1810 2860 1060 W30× 292a 3980 2780 12.7 42.1 40.4
37.0 39.7 11.0 1750 2810 1040 W36×256 3900 2690 9.4 28.8 62.7
27.7 52.0 15.3 1790 2810 1040 W33× 263a 3900 2750 12.9 37.8 46.3
15.0 84.5 13.5 1680 2750 1020 W24× 335a 3830 2590 11.4 55.8 27.8
18.7 69.4 14.3 1720 2750 1020 W27× 307a 3830 2650 12.1 46.9 33.7
41.8 35.1 10.6 1700 2730 1010 W40×235 3790 2620 9.0 26.0 68.6
29.6 48.8 15.6 1750 2727 1010 W36×245 3790 2690 13.3 36.4 47.7

33.1 42.7 14.8 1670 2600 963 W40×215 3610 2570 12.5 32.6 51.6
28.7 47.3 15.5 1630 2550 943 W36×230 3540 2510 13.2 35.6 45.8
22.8 55.4 14.8 1610 2540 941 W30×261 3530 2480 12.5 39.2 39.2
27.0 49.2 15.1 1620 2540 939 W33×241 3520 2490 12.8 36.2 44.2
36.1 37.2 10.9 1580 2530 936 W36×232 3510 2430 9.3 27.3 59.9

40.2 33.2 10.5 1530 2440 905 W40×211 3390 2360 8.9 24.9 64.7

31.6 41.1 14.4 1500 2340 868 W40×199 3260 2310 12.2 31.6 48.8
26.0 46.9 15.0 1480 2310 855 W33×221 3210 2270 12.7 35.0 41.9
18.6 59.6 14.0 1450 2300 850 W27×258 3190 2230 11.9 41.1 32.9
22.4 51.6 14.7 1450 2280 845 W30×235 3170 2240 12.4 37.1 37.7
14.7 71.2 13.2 1400 2250 835 W24× 279a 3130 2150 11.2 47.6 26.9
34.9 35.0 10.8 1400 2250 833 W36×210 3120 2160 9.1 26.1 56.8

37.4 31.2 10.4 1330 2110 781 W40×183 2930 2050 8.8 23.8 59.0
25.0 44.8 14.8 1330 2080 772 W33×201 2900 2050 12.6 33.8 39.7
18.5 55.0 13.9 1310 2080 769 W27×235 2880 2020 11.8 38.5 32.3
34.0 33.5 10.7 1290 2070 767 W36×194 2880 1990 9.1 25.2 54.6
8.40 109.5 12.3 1220 2030 753 W18× 311a 2820 1870 10.4 71.5 15.6
21.8 47.9 14.5 1290 2020 749 W30×211 2810 1990 12.3 35.1 36.0
14.7 64.3 13.1 1260 2010 744 W24× 250a 2790 1930 11.1 43.4 26.6

32.7 32.8 10.6 1210 1940 718 W36×182 2690 1870 9.0 24.9 52.0
b
27.5 38.4 13.6 1250 1930 715 W40×174 2660 1920 12.0 29.9 41.3
18.2 52.0 13.8 1220 1910 708 W27×217 2660 1870 11.7 36.8 31.3

35.6 29.7 10.0 1170 1870 692 W40×167 2600 1800 8.5 22.8 55.6
8.29 99.6 12.1 1100 1830 676 W18× 283a 2540 1690 10.3 65.1 15.4
14.7 59.3 13.0 1150 1830 676 W24×229 2540 1760 11.0 40.4 26.2
21.0 45.4 14.4 1170 1820 673 W30×191 2520 1790 12.2 33.7 33.9
31.5 31.9 10.5 1130 1800 668 W36×170 2510 1740 8.9 24.4 49.6
28.3 32.6 10.4 1070 1700 629 W33×169 2360 1650 8.8 24.5 45.4
17.8 48.0 13.7 1080 1700 628 W27×194 2360 1670 11.6 34.6 30.0

30.7 30.9 10.4 1060 1680 624 W36×160 2340 1630 8.8 23.7 48.0
8.21 90.9 12.0 1000 1650 611 W18× 258a 2290 1540 10.2 59.5 15.2
14.5 54.2 12.8 1040 1640 606 W24×207 2270 1590 10.9 37.4 25.6
20.2 43.2 14.3 1050 1630 605 W30×173 2270 1620 12.1 32.5 32.0
aGroup 4 or Group 5 shape. See Notes in Table 1-2 (Part 1).
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φb = 0.90
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BF Lr Lp φbMr φbMp Zx Shape φbMp φbMr Lp Lr BF
Kips Ft Ft Kip-ft Kip-ft in.3 Kip-ft Kip-ft Ft Ft Kips
32.8 28.2 9.5 998 1610 597 W40×149 2240 1540 8.1 21.9 50.8
29.4 30.2 10.3 983 1570 581 W36× 150 2180 1510 8.7 23.4 45.6
17.5 45.2 13.6 979 1530 567 W27× 178 2130 1510 11.5 33.1 28.8
26.8 31.2 10.3 950 1510 559 W33× 152 2100 1460 8.7 23.7 42.3
14.3 51.3 12.8 957 1510 559 W24× 192 2100 1470 10.9 35.7 25.0
8.09 82.8 11.9 909 1480 549 W18× 234a 2060 1400 10.1 54.4 14.9
11.0 60.8 12.6 899 1430 530 W21× 201 1990 1380 10.7 41.1 19.9

25.7 30.1 10.1 874 1390 514 W33×141 1930 1340 8.6 23.1 40.2
16.9 42.8 13.5 887 1380 512 W27× 161 1920 1370 11.5 31.7 27.4
14.3 47.8 12.7 878 1380 511 W24× 176 1920 1350 10.7 33.8 24.6

27.5 28.8 9.9 856 1370 509 W36×135 1910 1320 8.4 22.4 42.2
23.7 30.6 9.5 850 1350 500 W30× 148 1880 1310 8.1 22.8 38.6
8.00 75.0 11.8 817 1320 490 W18× 211a 1840 1260 10.0 49.5 14.7
10.9 55.8 12.5 813 1290 476 W21× 182 1790 1250 10.6 38.1 19.4
14.1 45.2 12.7 807 1260 468 W24× 162 1760 1240 10.8 32.4 23.8

24.5 29.1 10.0 792 1260 467 W33×130 1750 1220 8.4 22.5 37.9
16.2 40.7 13.4 801 1240 461 W27× 146 1730 1230 11.3 30.6 25.8
7.98 68.3 11.6 741 1190 442 W18× 192 1660 1140 9.9 45.3 14.6
22.4 29.0 9.4 741 1180 437 W30× 132 1640 1140 8.0 22.0 35.6
10.8 51.7 12.4 741 1170 432 W21× 166 1620 1140 10.5 35.7 19.1
13.8 42.0 12.5 723 1130 418 W24× 146 1570 1110 10.6 30.6 22.8

23.1 27.8 9.7 700 1120 415 W33×118 1560 1080 8.2 21.7 35.5
21.6 28.2 9.3 692 1100 408 W30× 124 1530 1070 7.9 21.5 34.1
7.95 62.3 11.5 671 1070 398 W18× 175 1490 1030 9.8 41.5 14.5
18.9 30.0 9.2 673 1070 395 W27× 129 1480 1040 7.8 22.3 30.9

21.1 27.1 9.1 642 1020 378 W30×116 1420 987 7.7 20.8 33.0
10.7 46.4 12.3 642 1010 373 W21× 147 1400 987 10.4 32.8 18.4
13.3 39.3 12.4 642 999 370 W24× 131 1390 987 10.5 29.1 21.5
7.87 56.7 11.4 605 961 356 W18× 158 1340 930 9.7 38.2 14.2

20.2 26.3 9.0 583 934 346 W30×108 1300 897 7.6 20.3 31.5
18.0 28.2 9.1 583 926 343 W27× 114 1290 897 7.7 21.3 28.7
10.5 43.1 12.2 575 899 333 W21× 132 1250 885 10.4 30.9 17.7
12.7 37.1 12.3 567 883 327 W24× 117 1230 873 10.4 27.9 20.2
7.82 52.2 11.3 550 869 322 W18× 143 1210 846 9.6 35.5 14.0

19.0 25.5 8.8 525 842 312 W30×99 1170 807 7.4 19.8 29.2
10.3 41.0 12.2 532 829 307 W21× 122 1150 819 10.3 29.8 17.1
17.0 26.8 9.0 521 824 305 W27× 102 1140 801 7.6 20.5 26.7
7.79 48.0 11.3 499 786 291 W18× 130 1090 768 9.5 33.0 13.8
12.0 35.2 12.1 503 780 289 W24× 104 1080 774 10.3 26.8 18.8

aGroup 4 or Group 5 shape. See Notes in Table 1-2 (Part 1).

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Zx For shapes used as beams
φb = 0.90
Fy = 36 ksi Fy = 50 ksi
BF Lr Lp φbMr φbMp Zx Shape φbMp φbMr Lp Lr BF
Kips Ft Ft Kip-ft Kip-ft in.3 Kip-ft Kip-ft Ft Ft Kips
17.8 24.8 8.7 478 764 283 W30×90 1060 735 7.4 19.4 27.1
14.8 27.1 8.3 478 756 280 W24×103 1050 735 7.0 20.1 24.1
10.1 38.7 12.1 486 753 279 W21×111 1050 747 10.3 28.5 16.4
16.2 25.9 8.8 474 751 278 W27× 94 1040 729 7.5 19.9 25.2
7.72 44.1 11.2 450 705 261 W18×119 979 693 9.5 30.8 13.4
14.3 25.9 8.3 433 686 254 W24× 94 953 666 7.0 19.4 23.0
9.61 37.1 12.0 443 683 253 W21×101 949 681 10.2 27.6 15.4

15.0 24.9 8.6 415 659 244 W27×84 915 639 7.3 19.3 23.0
3.87 73.6 15.7 408 632 234 W14×132 878 627 13.3 49.6 6.89
7.62 40.4 11.1 398 621 230 W18×106 863 612 9.4 28.7 13.0

13.6 24.5 8.1 382 605 224 W24×84 840 588 6.9 18.6 21.5
11.8 26.6 7.7 374 597 221 W21× 93 829 576 6.5 19.4 19.6
3.86 67.9 15.6 371 572 212 W14×120 795 570 13.2 46.2 6.82
7.51 38.1 11.0 367 570 211 W18× 97 791 564 9.4 27.4 12.6

12.7 23.4 8.0 343 540 200 W24×76 750 528 6.8 18.0 19.8
6.10 42.1 10.5 341 535 198 W16×100 743 525 8.9 29.3 10.7
11.3 24.9 7.6 333 529 196 W21× 83 735 513 6.5 18.5 18.5
3.84 62.7 15.5 337 518 192 W14×109 720 519 13.2 43.2 6.70
2.95 75.5 13.0 318 502 186 W12×120 698 489 11.1 50.0 5.36
7.27 35.5 11.0 324 502 186 W18× 86 698 498 9.3 26.1 11.9

12.1 22.4 7.8 300 478 177 W24×68 664 462 6.6 17.4 18.7
6.03 38.6 10.4 302 473 175 W16× 89 656 465 8.8 27.3 10.3
3.77 58.2 15.5 306 467 173 W14× 99b 647 471 13.4 40.6 6.46
10.7 23.5 7.5 294 464 172 W21× 73 645 453 6.4 17.7 17.0
2.95 67.2 13.0 283 443 164 W12×106 615 435 11.0 44.9 5.32
6.94 33.3 10.9 285 440 163 W18× 76 611 438 9.2 24.8 11.1

10.4 22.8 7.5 273 432 160 W21×68 600 420 6.4 17.3 16.5
3.75 54.1 15.4 279 424 157 W14× 90b 587 429 15.0 38.4 6.31

13.8 17.2 5.8 255 413 153 W24×62 574 393 4.9 13.3 21.4
5.85 34.9 10.3 261 405 150 W16× 77 563 402 8.7 25.2 9.75
2.01 86.4 11.2 246 397 147 W10×112 551 378 9.5 56.5 3.68
2.91 61.4 12.9 255 397 147 W12× 96 551 393 10.9 41.3 5.20
8.29 24.4 7.1 248 392 145 W18× 71 544 381 6.0 17.8 13.8

9.84 21.7 7.4 248 389 144 W21×62 540 381 6.3 16.6 15.3
4.15 43.0 10.3 240 375 139 W14× 82 521 369 8.8 29.6 7.31

bIndicates noncompact shape; F = 50 ksi.

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φb = 0.90
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Fy = 36 ksi Fy = 50 ksi
BF Lr Lp φbMr φbMp Zx Shape φbMp φbMr Lp Lr BF
Kips Ft Ft Kip-ft Kip-ft in.3 Kip-ft Kip-ft Ft Ft Kips
12.7 16.6 5.6 222 362 134 W24×55 503 342 4.7 12.9 19.6
8.08 23.2 7.0 228 359 133 W18× 65 499 351 6.0 17.1 13.3
2.90 56.4 12.8 230 356 132 W12× 87 495 354 10.9 38.4 5.12
2.00 77.4 11.0 218 351 130 W10× 100 488 336 9.4 50.8 3.66
5.57 32.3 10.3 228 351 130 W16× 67 488 351 8.7 23.8 9.02
11.3 17.3 5.6 216 348 129 W21× 57 484 333 4.8 13.1 18.0
4.10 40.0 10.3 218 340 126 W14× 74 473 336 8.8 28.0 7.12
7.91 22.4 7.0 211 332 123 W18× 60 461 324 6.0 16.7 12.8
2.88 51.8 12.7 209 321 119 W12× 79 446 321 10.8 35.7 5.03
4.05 37.3 10.3 201 311 115 W14× 68 431 309 8.7 26.4 6.91
1.97 68.4 11.0 192 305 113 W10× 88 424 296 9.3 45.1 3.58

7.65 21.4 7.0 192 302 112 W18×55 420 295 5.9 16.1 12.2

10.5 16.2 5.4 184 297 110 W21×50 413 284 4.6 12.5 16.4
2.87 48.2 12.7 190 292 108 W12× 72 405 292 10.7 33.6 4.93
6.43 22.8 6.7 180 284 105 W16× 57 394 277 5.7 16.6 10.7
3.91 34.7 10.2 180 275 102 W14× 61 383 277 8.7 24.9 6.51

7.31 20.5 6.9 173 273 101 W18×50 379 267 5.8 15.6 11.5
1.95 60.1 10.8 168 264 97.6 W10× 77 366 258 9.2 39.9 3.53
2.80 44.7 12.6 171 261 96.8 W12× 65b 358 264 11.8 31.7 4.72

9.68 15.4 5.3 159 258 95.4 W21×44 358 245 4.5 12.0 14.9
6.18 21.3 6.6 158 248 92.0 W16× 50 345 243 5.6 15.8 10.1
8.13 16.6 5.4 154 245 90.7 W18× 46 340 236 4.6 12.6 13.0
4.17 28.0 8.0 152 235 87.1 W14× 53 327 233 6.8 20.1 7.02
2.91 38.4 10.5 152 233 86.4 W12× 58 324 234 8.9 27.0 4.96
1.93 53.7 10.8 148 230 85.3 W10× 68 320 227 9.2 36.0 3.46
5.91 20.2 6.5 142 222 82.3 W16× 45 309 218 5.6 15.2 9.43

7.51 15.7 5.3 133 212 78.4 W18×40 294 205 4.5 12.1 11.7
4.06 26.3 8.0 137 212 78.4 W14× 48 294 211 6.8 19.2 6.70
2.85 35.8 10.3 138 210 77.9 W12× 53 292 212 8.8 25.6 4.77
1.91 48.1 10.7 130 201 74.6 W10× 60 280 200 9.1 32.6 3.38

5.54 19.3 6.5 126 197 72.9 W16×40 273 194 5.6 14.7 8.67
3.06 30.8 8.2 126 195 72.4 W12× 50 272 194 6.9 21.7 5.25
1.30 64.0 8.8 118 190 70.2 W8× 67 263 181 7.5 41.9 2.38
3.91 24.7 7.9 122 188 69.6 W14× 43 261 188 6.7 18.2 6.32
1.89 43.9 10.7 117 180 66.6 W10× 54 250 180 9.1 30.2 3.30

6.95 14.8 5.1 112 180 66.5 W18×35 249 173 4.3 11.5 10.7
3.01 28.5 8.1 113 175 64.7 W12× 45 243 174 6.9 20.3 5.07
5.23 18.3 6.3 110 173 64.0 W16× 36 240 170 5.4 14.1 8.08
4.41 20.0 6.5 106 166 61.5 W14× 38 231 164 5.5 14.9 7.07
1.88 40.7 10.6 106 163 60.4 W10× 49 227 164 9.0 28.3 3.25
1.27 56.0 8.8 101 161 59.8 W8× 58 224 156 7.4 36.8 2.32
2.92 26.5 8.0 101 155 57.5 W12× 40 216 156 6.8 19.3 4.82
1.96 35.1 8.4 95.7 148 54.9 W10× 45 206 147 7.1 24.1 3.45
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φb = 0.90
Fy = 36 ksi Fy = 50 ksi
BF Lr Lp φbMr φbMp Zx Shape φbMp φbMr Lp Lr BF
Kips Ft Ft Kip-ft Kip-ft in.3 Kip-ft Kip-ft Ft Ft Kips
4.18 19.0 6.4 94.8 147 54.6 W14×34 205 146 5.4 14.4 6.58

5.70 14.3 4.9 92.0 146 54.0 W16×31 203 142 4.1 11.0 8.85
3.47 20.6 6.4 88.9 138 51.2 W12× 35 192 137 5.4 15.2 5.67
1.26 46.7 8.7 84.4 132 49.0 W8×48 184 130 7.4 31.1 2.27

3.92 17.9 6.2 81.9 128 47.3 W14×30 177 126 5.3 13.7 6.06
1.93 31.2 8.3 82.1 126 46.8 W10× 39 176 126 7.0 21.8 3.32

5.15 13.3 4.7 74.9 119 44.2 W16×26 166 115 4.0 10.4 7.88
3.22 19.1 6.3 75.3 116 43.1 W12× 30 162 116 5.4 14.4 5.10

4.44 13.4 4.5 68.8 109 40.2 W14×26 151 106 3.8 10.3 6.96
1.25 39.1 8.5 69.2 107 39.8 W8×40 149 107 7.2 26.4 2.22
1.89 27.4 8.1 68.3 105 38.8 W10× 33 146 105 6.9 19.7 3.15

2.99 18.1 6.3 65.1 100 37.2 W12×26 140 100 5.3 13.8 4.64
2.44 20.3 5.7 63.2 98.8 36.6 W10× 30 137 97.2 4.8 14.5 4.13
1.23 35.1 8.5 60.8 93.7 34.7 W8×35 130 93.6 7.2 24.1 2.16

4.06 12.5 4.3 56.6 89.6 33.2 W14×22 125 87.0 3.7 9.7 6.26
2.34 18.5 5.7 54.4 84.5 31.3 W10× 26 117 83.7 4.8 13.5 3.85
1.21 32.0 8.4 53.6 82.1 30.4 W8×31 114 82.5 7.1 22.3 2.07

3.88 11.1 3.5 49.5 79.1 29.3 W12×22 110 76.2 3.0 8.4 6.24
1.27 27.3 6.8 47.4 73.4 27.2 W8×28 102 72.9 5.7 18.9 2.22

2.19 16.9 5.5 45.2 70.2 26.0 W10×22 97.5 69.6 4.7 12.7 3.50

3.61 10.4 3.4 41.5 66.7 24.7 W12×19 92.6 63.9 2.9 7.9 5.70
1.24 24.4 6.7 40.8 62.6 23.2 W8×24 87.0 62.7 5.7 17.2 2.11

2.60 12.0 3.6 36.7 58.3 21.6 W10×19 81.0 56.4 3.1 8.9 4.26
1.46 18.6 5.3 35.5 55.1 20.4 W8×21 76.5 54.6 4.5 13.3 2.47

3.30 9.6 3.2 33.3 54.3 20.1 W12×16 75.4 51.3 2.7 7.4 5.12
0.741 31.3 6.3 32.6 51.0 18.9 W6×25 70.9 50.1 5.4 21.0 1.33
2.46 11.2 3.5 31.6 50.5 18.7 W10× 17 70.1 48.6 3.0 8.4 3.97

2.97 9.2 3.1 29.1 47.0 17.4 W12×14 65.3 44.7 2.7 7.2 4.56
1.40 16.7 5.1 29.6 45.9 17.0 W8×18 63.8 45.6 4.3 12.3 2.30
2.34 10.3 3.4 26.9 43.2 16.0 W10× 15 60.0 41.4 2.9 7.9 3.69
0.728 25.6 6.3 26.1 40.2 14.9 W6×20 55.9 40.2 5.3 17.7 1.27

3.32 6.9 2.3 23.6 38.6 14.3 M12×11.8 53.7 36.3 2.0 5.4 5.10
1.53 12.6 3.7 23.0 36.7 13.6 W8×15 51.0 35.4 3.1 9.2 2.56

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For shapes used as beams
φb = 0.90
Zx
Fy = 36 ksi Fy = 50 ksi
BF Lr Lp φbMr φbMp Zx Shape φbMp φbMr Lp Lr BF
Kips Ft Ft Kip-ft Kip-ft in.3 Kip-ft Kip-ft Ft Ft Kips
3.10 6.8 2.3 21.6 35.4 13.1 M12×10.8 49.2 33.3 2.0 5.3 4.74
2.03 9.5 3.3 21.3 34.0 12.6 W10× 12b 47.0 32.7 2.9 7.4 3.13
0.817 18.3 4.0 19.9 31.6 11.7 W6× 16 43.9 30.6 3.4 12.5 1.46
0.458 30.3 5.3 19.9 31.3 11.6 W5× 19 43.5 30.6 4.5 20.1 0.830
1.44 11.5 3.5 19.3 30.8 11.4 W8× 13 42.8 29.7 3.0 8.5 2.35
0.417 31.1 5.0 18.8 29.7 11.0 M5× 18.9 41.3 28.9 4.2 20.5 0.758
0.693 20.8 6.7 19.0 28.8 10.8 W6×15b,c 38.6 29.2 6.8 15.0 1.16
0.444 26.3 5.3 16.6 25.9 9.59 W5× 16 36.0 25.5 4.5 17.6 0.795

2.32 6.2 2.1 15.2 24.9 9.21 M10×9 34.5 23.5 1.8 4.9 3.59
1.30 10.2 3.5 15.2 23.9 8.87 W8× 10b 33.0 23.4 3.1 7.8 2.03
0.775 14.4 3.8 14.3 22.4 8.30 W6× 12 31.1 21.9 3.2 10.2 1.33

2.13 6.1 2.1 13.6 22.1 8.20 M10×8 30.8 21.0 1.8 4.8 3.26
0.295 25.5 4.2 10.6 17.0 6.28 W4× 13 23.6 16.4 3.5 16.9 0.538
0.724 12.0 3.8 10.8 16.8 6.23 W6× 9 23.4 16.7 3.2 8.9 1.17

1.50 5.5 1.8 9.01 14.6 5.40 M8×6.5 20.2 13.9 1.6 4.3 2.35

bIndicates noncompact shape; F = 50 ksi

y
cIndicates noncompact shape; F = 36 ksi
y

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