W flange beams and allowable uniform load:

Nominal
Size Designation
Depth x
(Width x
Width
lbs/ft)
(inches x
inches)
W8 x 10
8x4
W8 x 13
8x4
W8 x 15
8x4
W8 x 18
8 x 5 1/2
W8 x 21
8 x 5 1/2
W8 x 24
8 x 6 1/2
W8 x 28
8 x 6 1/2
W10 x 22 10 x 5 3/4
W10 x 26 10 x 5 3/4
W10 x 30 10 x 5 3/4

Allowable Uniform Load (lbs)

Span (ft)
8

10

15600 12500
19900 15900
23600 18900
30400 24300
36400 29100
41800 33400
48600 38900

12
10400
13300
15800
20300
24300
27800
32400
30900
37200
43200

14
8900
11400
13500
17400
20800
23900
27800
26500
31900
37000

16
7800
9900
11800
15200
18200
20900
24300
23200
27900
32400

18

20

22

24

26

6900
8800
10500
13500
16200
18600
21600
20600 18600 16900
24800 22300 20300
28800 25900 23600

June 1993
The tables bellows indicates allowable concentric loads for steel pipe columns:

Standard Steel Pipe

Effective Length of Column
Nominal
Wall
(feet)
Pipe
Thickness
Diameter
6
8
10
12
14
16
(inches)
3
(inches)
Allowable Concentric Loads 10 (lbf)
3
0.216
38
34
28
22
16
12
3 1/2
0.226
48
44
38
32
25
19
4
0.237
59
54
49
43
36
29
5
0.257
83
78
73
68
61
55
6
0.280
110
106
101
95
89
82
8
0.322
171
166
161
155
149
142
10
0.365
246
241
235
229
223
216
12
0.375
303
299
293
288
282
275
1 lbf (Pound force) = 4.45 N = 0.45 kp

Extra Strong Steel Pipe

18
10
15
23
47
75
135
209
268

20

12
19
39
67
127
201
261

Nominal
Pipe
Diameter
(inches)
3
3 1/2
4
5
6
8
10
12

Wall
Thickness
(inches)
0.300
0.318
0.337
0.375
0.432
0.500
0.500
0.500

6
52
66
81
118
166
259
332
400

8
45
59
75
111
159
251
325
394

Effective Length of Column

(feet)
10
12
14
16
3
Allowable Concentric Loads 10 (lbf)
37
28
21
16
51
43
33
25
67
59
49
39
103
95
86
76
151
142
132
122
243
234
224
214
318
309
301
291
387
379
371
363

18
12
20
31
65
111
203
281
353

20

16
25
54
99
191
271
344

Note that the effective column length depends on the column configuration. The values above is valid for
columns with rotation free and translation fixed in both ends.