CONSOLIDATED STEEL CORPORATION 



111 



SAFE LOADS FOR BETHLEHEM ROLLED 

 GIRDER BEAMS USED AS COLUMNS 



IN TONS OF 1000 KILOGRAMS 

 SQUARE ENDS 



Allowable stress per square centimeter: 



925 kilograms for lengths under 52 radii. 

 1125 3.87 for lengths over 52 radii. 



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

 radii of gyration. 



