CONSOLIDATED STEEL CORPORATION 



113 



SAFE LOADS FOR BETHLEHEM I-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. 



Unsupported Length of Columns, in Meters 



Number 



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

 125 radii of gyration. 



