CONSOLIDATED STEEL CORPORATION 



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SAFE LOADS UNIFORMLY DISTRIBUTED FOR 

 BETHLEHEM GIRDER BEAMS 



IN TONS OF 2000 POUNDS 

 BEAMS BEING SECURED AGAINST YIELDING SIDEWAYS 



Safe loads given include weight of beam. Maximum fiber stress, 16,000 

 pounds per square inch. 



Loads given above the heavy lines are greater than safe loads for web 

 crippling. 



Safe loads given below the dotted line produce deflections exceeding 3^ 

 of the span. 



