Load Span Tables

Allowable Uniform Loads in Pounds per Square Foot

Panel Gauge	Span Type	Load Type	Span in Feet
Panel Gauge	Span Type	Load Type	3.0	4.0	5.0	6.0	7.0	8.0	9.0
29 Ga.	Single	Negative Wind Load	106.73	60.04	35.53	20.56	12.95	8.68	6.09
	Single	Live Load/Deflection	107.04	60.21	35.59	20.60	12.97	8.69	6.10
	2-Span	Negative Wind Load	105.41	59.69	38.32	26.66	19.60	15.02	11.87
	2-Span	Live Load/Deflection	105.12	59.52	38.21	26.58	19.55	14.98	11.84
	3-Span	Negative Wind Load	130.89	74.33	47.78	33.26	24.47	18.17	12.76
	3-Span	Live Load/Deflection	130.54	74.12	47.65	33.17	24.41	18.22	12.80
	4-Span	Negative Wind Load	122.45	69.46	44.63	31.06	22.85	17.51	13.73
	4-Span	Live Load/Deflection	122.12	69.27	44.51	30.98	22.79	17.46	13.77
26 Ga.	Single	Negative Wind Load	163.78	92.13	51.62	29.87	18.81	12.60	8.85
	Single	Live Load/Deflection	165.27	92.96	51.88	30.02	18.91	12.67	8.90
	2-Span	Negative Wind Load	162.01	91.92	59.07	41.11	30.24	23.17	18.32
	2-Span	Live Load/Deflection	160.61	91.11	58.54	40.74	29.97	22.97	18.16
	3-Span	Negative Wind Load	200.80	114.34	73.60	51.27	37.74	26.03	18.28
	3-Span	Live Load/Deflection	199.08	113.34	72.95	50.82	37.41	26.23	18.42
	4-Span	Negative Wind Load	187.97	106.90	68.77	47.89	35.25	27.02	19.53
	4-Span	Live Load/Deflection	186.36	105.96	68.16	47.47	34.93	26.77	19.67
24 Ga.	Single	Negative Wind Load	155.32	87.37	55.92	38.83	25.19	16.87	11.85
	Single	Live Load/Deflection	157.32	88.49	56.63	39.33	25.35	16.98	11.93
	2-Span	Negative Wind Load	154.61	87.62	56.28	39.16	28.80	22.07	17.45
	2-Span	Live Load/Deflection	152.72	86.53	55.57	38.66	28.44	21.79	17.22
	3-Span	Negative Wind Load	191.83	109.06	70.15	48.85	35.95	27.55	21.79
	3-Span	Live Load/Deflection	189.51	107.72	69.28	48.24	35.50	27.21	21.51
	4-Span	Negative Wind Load	179.51	101.95	65.54	45.63	33.57	25.73	20.34
	4-Span	Live Load/Deflection	177.33	100.69	64.72	45.05	33.15	25.40	20.08
22 Ga.	Single	Negative Wind Load	201.90	113.57	72.68	50.48	32.69	21.90	15.38
	Single	Live Load/Deflection	204.19	114.86	63.16	36.55	23.02	15.42	10.83
	2-Span	Negative Wind Load	200.54	113.69	73.03	50.82	37.38	28.64	22.64
	2-Span	Live Load/Deflection	198.37	112.44	72.22	50.25	36.96	28.32	22.39
	3-Span	Negative Wind Load	248.75	141.48	91.02	63.39	46.66	35.76	28.28
	3-Span	Live Load/Deflection	246.10	139.94	90.02	62.69	43.52	29.16	20.48
	4-Span	Negative Wind Load	232.80	132.26	85.04	59.21	43.57	33.39	26.40
	4-Span	Live Load/Deflection	230.30	13081	84.10	58.55	43.08	30.95	21.74

Notes:

Allowable loads are based on uniform span lengths and Fy = 60 ksi.
Live Load is limited by bending, shear, combined shear & bending and web crippling.
Negative Wind Load does not contain a 33.333% increase and does not consider fastener pullout or pullover.
Above loads consider a maximum deflection rate of L/180.
The weight of the panel has not been deducted from the allowable loads.
The use of any accessories other than those provided by the manufacturer may damage panels, void all warranties and will void all engineering data.
This material is subject to change without notice. Please contact Metl-Span for most current data.

Section Properties

			NEGATIVE BENDING			POSITIVE BENDING
Panel Gauge	Fy (KSI)	Weight (PSF)	Ixe (IN.4/FT.)	Sxe (IN.3/FT.)	Maxo (KIP-IN.)	Ixe (IN.4/FT.)	Sxe (IN.3/FT.)	Maxo (KIP-IN.)
29	60*	0.84	0.0119	0.0334	1.441	0.0119	0.0335	1.445
26	60*	1.06	0.0172	0.0500	2.211	0.0173	0.0504	2.231
24	50	1.28	0.0231	0.0700	2.097	0.0232	0.0709	2.124
22	50	1.62	0.0299	0.0910	2.726	0.0301	0.0921	2.757

*Panels are made from 80 ksi yield material. Flexural effective yield strengths vary by direction of bending. Shear and web crippling capacities have been determined using an effective yield strength of 60 ksi.

Ixe = effective moment of inertia per foot of panel width at nominal moment capacity.
Sxe = effective section modulus per foot of panel width at nominal moment capacity.
Maxo = allowable bending moment base on initiation of yielding.

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