TABLE 17
Maximum End Support Reaction for Cold-Formed Steel Sections
(Fy = 80 ksi)
Qu = 1.5t2Fy[4.44 + 0.558(N/t)1/2]
=
120t2[4.44 + 0.558(N/t)1/2] kips
N = Bearing Length, in
Sheet
thickness t
Qu, kips
(in)
N=1
N=2
N=3
N=4
N=5
.02
.40
.48
.54
.60
.64
.04
1.38
1.62
1.78
1.92
2.06
.06
2.90
3.30
3.62
3.88
4.12
.08
4.92
5.56
6.04
6.44
6.80
.10
7.44
8.32
9.00
9.56
10.60
.12
10.46
11.60
12.50
13.24
13.95
.14
13.96
15.40
16.52
17.46
18.28
.16
17.92
19.70
21.06
22.22
23.22
.18
22.38
24.50
26.12
27.48
28.70
.20
27.30
29.78
31.68
33.30
34.70
2.08-150