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CONSOLIDATED STEEL CORPORATION 



SAFE LOADS UNIFORMLY DISTRIBUTED FOR 

 BETHLEHEM GIRDER BEAMS 



IN TONS OF 2000 POUNDS 

 REAMS REING SECURED AGAINST YIELDING SIDEWAYS 



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

 pounds per square inch. 



Load given above the heavy line is greater than a safe load for web 

 crippling. 



Safe loads given below the dotted lines produce deflections exceeding ^J o 

 of the span. 



