CONSOLIDATED STEEL CORPORATION 



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SAFE LOADS FOR BETHLEHEM GIRDER 

 BEAMS USED AS COLUMNS 



IN TONS OF 2000 POUNDS 

 SQUARE ENDS 



Allowable stress per square inch: 



13,000 pounds for lengths under 55 radii. 



16,000 55- for lengths over 55 radii. 



Unsupported Length of Columns in Feet 



Loads given to the right of the zigzag line are for lengths greater than 125 

 radii of gyration. 



