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CONSOLIDATED STEEL CORPORATION 



DEFLECTION COEFFICIENTS 

 FOR UNIFORMLY DISTRIBUTED LOADS 



Fiber Stress, 1200 Kilograms per Square Centimeter 



These coefficients furnish a convenient means of finding the deflection of 

 steel sections under their uniformly distributed safe loads for a maximum fiber 

 stress of 1200 kilograms per square centimeter. 



To find the deflection of a steel beam, girder or other section which is sym- 

 metrical about its neutral axis, under the above condition of loading, divide the 

 deflection coefficient found in the above table for the given span by the depth 

 of the beam in millimeters. The quotient will be the deflection in millimeters. 



Under uniformly distributed loading, corresponding to other intensities of 

 stress, the deflection can be found by simple proportion. Thus, for a uniformly 

 distributed load producing a fiber stress of 900 kilograms per square centi- 

 meter, the deflection will be T 9 9 A or % of that found by the use of the above 

 coefficients. 



