Minimum Bolt Rows Column Web Gages Minimum Edge Distance for Standard Round Holes

W6 1 Nominal Depth Gage Bolt Diameter 1/2" 5/8" 3/4" 7/8" 1" 1 1/8" 1 1/4" Over 1 1/4"
W8, W10, W12 2 W6 * 2 1/2" Sheared Edge 7/8" 1 1/8" 1 1/4" 1 1/2" * 1 3/4" * 2" 2 1/4" 1 3/4 x Bolt Diameter
W14, W16, W18 3 W8 * 3 1/2" Rolled or Gas Cut Edge 3/4" 7/8" 1" 1 1/8" 1 1/4" 1 1/2" 1 5/8" 1 1/4 x Bolt Diameter
W21, W24 4 W10 4 1/2" * These may be 1 1/4" at the ends of beam connection angles.
W27, W30 5 W12 and Larger 5 1/2" All edges that are rolled or gas cut may be reduced by 1/8" when the hole is at a point where stress does
W33, W36 6 * Flange holes must be staggered not exceed 25% of the maximum allowed stress.
from the web holes
Maximum Bolt Rows @ 3" Spacing Usual Gages for Angles
W6 1 Usual Gages for Channels Le g 8" 7" 6" 5" 4" 3 1/2" 3" 2 1/2" 2" 1 3/4" 1 1/2" 1 3/8" 1 1/4" 1"
W8, W10 2 Channel Size Usual Gage g 4 1/2" 4" 3 1/2" 3" 2 1/2" 2" 1 3/4" 1 3/8" 1 1/8" 1" 7/8" 7/8" 3/4" 5/8"
W12, W14 3 C15x50 2 1/4" g1 3" 2 1/2" 2 1/4" 2"
W16 4 C15x40 2" g2 3" 3" 2 1/2" 1 3/4"
W18 5 C15x33.9 2"
W21 6 C12x30 1 3/4" Nominal Hole Dimensions
W24 7 C12x25 1 3/4" Hole Dimensions
W27 8 C12x20.7 1 3/4" Bolt Diameter Short-Slot Long-Slot
Standard Diameter Oversized Diameter
W30 9 C10x30 1 3/4" (Width x Length) (Width x Length)
W33, W36 10 C10x25 1 3/4" 1/2" 9/16" 5/8" 9/16" x 11/16" 9/16" x 1 1/4"
C10x20 1 1/2" 5/8" 11/16" 13/16" 11/16" x 7/8" 11/16" x 1 9/16"
Anchor Bolt Hole Oversize C10x15.3 1 1/2" 3/4" 13/16" 15/16" 13/16" x 1" 13/16" x 1 7/8"
3/4" Diameter 9/16" C9x20 1 1/2" 7/8" 15/16" 1 1/16" 15/16" x 1 1/8" 15/16" x 2 3/16"
7/8" Diameter 111 /16" C9x15 1 3/8" 1" 1 1/16" 1 1/4" 1 1/16" x 1 5/16" 1 1/16" x 2 1/2"
Over 1" Diameter 13/16" C9x13.4 1 3/8" 1 1/8" and Larger Diameter + 1/16" Diameter + 5/16" (d+1/16") x (d+3/8") (d+1/16) x (dx2.5)
C8x18.75 1 1/2"
AWS/AISC Minimum Weld Size C8x13.75 1 3/8" Minimum Radius for Cold Bending
*Thicker/Thinner Part Weld Size C8x11.5 1 3/8" Thickness
ASTM Designation
To 1/4" Inclusive 1/8" C7x14.75 1 1/4" Up to 1/4" Over 1/4" to 1/2" Over 1/2" to 1" Over 1" to 1 1/2" Over 1 1/2" to 2"
Over 1/4" to 1/2" 3/16" C7x12.25 1 1/4" A36 1 1/2 x Thickness 1 1/2 x Thickness 2 x Thickness 3 x Thickness 4 x Thickness
Over 1/2" to 3/4" 1/4" C7x9.8 1 1/4" A572-50 2 1/2 x Thickness 2 1/2 x Thickness 4 x Thickness -a -a
Over 3/4" to 1 1/2" 5/16" C6x13 1 3/8" a
It is recommended that steel in this thickness range be bent hot. Hot bending, however, may result in a decrease in the as-rolled mechanical
Over 1 1/2" to 2 1/4" 3/8" C6x10.5 1 1/8"
properties.
Over 2 1/4" to 6" 1/2" C6x8.2 1 1/8"
Over 6" 5/8" C5x9 1 1/8"
* Thicker per 3rd and 9th edition C5x6.7 - Values of Edge Distance Increment Increase
* Thinner per 13th edition & AWS C4x7.25 1" Slotted Holes
Nominal Diameter of
C4x5.4 - Oversized Holes Perpendicular to Edge
Fastener Parallel to Edge
Usual Beam Gages C3x6 - Short Slots Long Slots
Flange Width Gage C3x5 - 7/8" and less 1/16" 1/8"
4" 2 1/4" C3x4.1 - 1" 1/8" 1/8" 3/4 d 0
4 1/16" to 6" 2 3/4" 1 1/8" and greater 1/8" 3/16"
6 1/16" to 7 15/16" 3 1/2"
8" and up 5 1/2"
ANCHOR ROD HOLES IN BASE PLATES