CONSOLIDATED STEEL CORPORATION 



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SAFE LOADS UNIFORMLY DISTRIBUTED FOR 

 BETHLEHEM I-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. 



Safe loads given below the dotted lines produce deflections exceeding 

 3^5 of the span. 



