Historical Record Dimensions and Properties ROLLED SHAPES Steel and Wrought Iron BEAMS & COLUMNS As Rolled in U.S.A., Period 1873 to 1952 with Sources as Noted Complied and Edited by Herbert W. Ferris AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF STEEL CONSTRUCTION One East Wacker Drive, Suite 3100, Chicago IL 60601-2001COPYRIGHT, 1953 AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF STEEL CONSTRUCTION, INC, PRINTED INUS.A, FIRST PRINTING. 1953, ‘SECOND PRINTING 1058 HIRO PRINTING 1957 FOURTH PRINTING 1086 FIFTH PRINTING. 1988 SIXTH PRINTING 1973 SEVENTH PRINTING 1978 EIGHTH PRINTING. 1931 NINTH PRINTING. 1983, TENTH PRINTING 1990,FOREWORD Over @ period of many years the American Institute of Steel Construction has re- ceived numerous requests for information on the properties of beam and column shapes which ore no longer rolled. These requests usually come from architects, engineers, builders ond investment trusts, interested in the alteration of, or addition to, existing structures which might have been originally constructed many years ago and for which no plons are presently available, It was felt that a valuable service would be rendered the engineering profession ifall available infermation on the subject could be published in one reference book, The Institute had in its library many catologs and handbooks of steel producing mills showing sections rolled in this country since the inception of the industry. With the desire of supplementing this information s0 tht the coverage would be as complete os possible, an extensive circulorization was made of rolling mills, structural steel fabrica- toes, engineers, railroads ond libraries, osking for assistance. These vorious sources re- sponded generously by loaning such historical material as they possessed. With the addi- tion of sections currently produced it is believed that information on practically all beam cond column sections produced in this country is provided. Coreful study of the Explonctory Notes will provide further information on the scope of this book. The tobular data is limited to steel and wrought iron beams and columns, since other sections such as angles, chennels ond tees were standardized at an early date ond have been produced with few significant changes, for many years. The carly unit stresses as recommended by manufacturers ore tabulated. In the light of present day recommendations, these eorly unit stresses con be considered ultra-con: servative. To assist engineers who must ossess and evaluate the strength of existing structures, the ASTM specification requirements for tensile strength and yield point are ‘olso tobuloted, together with the working stress recommendations issued by the A.1.S.C. We wish to extend our sincere thanks to the mony engineers, fabricaters, rolling mills and others who cooperated so generously in lending handbooks and catalogs which would not have been otherwise aveilable, We olso wish to thank Herbert W. Ferris of our staff for his willing assistance in compiling end editing this book. JACK SINGLETON Chief Engineer