ALLOWABLE AXIAL LOADS FOR CHORD / STRUT MEMBERS

Allowable chord force (KIPS). Allowable drag strut load (KLF) in italics.

Angle Size Weight ry Area Unbraced Length (Inches)

(PLF)
16 18 20 24 28 32 36

2x2x1/4 3.19 0.605 0.938 18.9 18.7 18.5 18.0 17.5 17.0 16.4
14.2 12.5 11.1 9.0 7.5 6.4 5.5

3x3x1/4 4.90 0.926 1.44 29.9 29.7 29.5 29.1 28.7 28.2 27.8
22.4 19.8 17.7 14.6 12.3 10.6 9.3

3.5x3.5x1/4 5.80 1.09 1.69 35.3 35.2 35.0 34.6 34.2 33.8 33.3
26.5 23.4 21.0 17.3 14.7 12.7 11.1

4x4x1/4 6.60 1.25 1.94 40.8 40.6 40.4 40.1 39.7 39.3 38.8
30.6 27.1 24.3 20.0 17.0 14.7 12.9

4x3x1/4 (LLH) 5.80 0.887 1.69 35.0 34.8 34.5 34.0 33.5 32.9 32.4
26.3 23.2 20.7 17.0 14.4 12.4 10.8

4x3x3/8 (LLH) 8.50 0.873 2.48 51.3 51.0 50.6 49.9 49.1 48.2 47.3
38.5 34.0 30.4 24.9 21.0 18.1 15.8

5x3x3/8 (LLH) 9.80 0.838 2.86 59.1 58.7 58.2 57.3 56.3 55.3 54.2
44.3 39.1 34.9 28.7 24.1 20.7 18.1

6x3.5x3/8 (LLH) 11.70 0.984 3.42 71.2 70.8 70.4 69.5 68.6 67.6 66.5
53.4 47.2 42.2 34.8 29.4 25.3 22.2

6x4x3/8 (LLH) 12.30 1.16 3.61 75.7 75.3 75.0 74.2 73.4 72.6 71.7
56.7 50.2 45.0 37.1 31.5 27.2 23.9

Notes:
1. Tabulated values do not include a 1/3 increase for wind & seismic loads.
48 60

14.5 12.3
3.6 2.5

26.2 24.4
6.5 4.9

31.9 30.2
8.0 6.0

37.5 35.9
9.4 7.2

30.4 28.2
7.6 5.6

44.4 41.1
11.1 8.2

50.6 46.5
12.6 9.3

63.1 59.3
15.8 11.9

68.9 65.7
17.2 13.1