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Prof Awad S. Hanna

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 Designated by the letter “A” followed by the
American Society for Testing and Materials
(ASTM) designation number.
The principal types of structural steel include:
 A36 carbon structural steel
 A572 high-strength low-alloy structural steel
 A588 corrosion-resistant high-strength low-alloy
structural steel.

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Type fo s hape Example des ignat ion
Wshape W27 x 114
S shape S20 x 95
M shape M8 x 25
American St andard Channel C12 x 30
Miscellaneous Channel MC 12 x 50
HP (bearing pile) shape HP 14 x 8 9
Equal leg angle L 6 x 6 x 1/2
Unequal leg angle L 8 x 4 x 1/2
Plat e PL 1/2 x 12
1”
Weight: 40.8 lb/sq. ft/ in
1’

1’
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C = channel
8 = nominal depth
weight = 11.5 #/Lf
Use:
 beams and built-up members

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L = angle
5 = length of one leg
3 = length of another leg
5/8 = nominal thickness

need to look up #
 Bracing and build-up members

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WT = cut from wide flange
(14 x 90)
7 = nominal depth
49.5 = #/lf
ST = cut form S beam (18 x 70)
Use:
 Build-up sections

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 W = wide flange
 14 = nominal depth
 90 = #/lf
 use: beam and column

S = standard
 18 = nominal
 depth
70 = #/lf
 use: beam, not column

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 Nominally taken off and priced by weight
 Group for take off by:
 Grade of steel
 Type of section or member
 Method of tied connection
 location
 Maintain consistent sequence of take off.
Common:
 Columns and detail
 Beams and detail (floor by floor)
 Bracing and flooring
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 Depends on where material is purchased.
 Mill price apply to large orders.
 Warehouse price apply to small orders from
local supplier.
 Prices are as of time of delivery. Need
escalation clauses to be clearly set forth.
 Price is made up a base plus extras.

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 Prices are expressed in cents per pound.
 W14x95 - 32.68 ft, A36 steel (3104.6#)
 Base 17.00
 Dimension: shape 0.45
length-quantity 1.00
 Pack 0.00
 Mark 0.00
 Load 0.20
18.65

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W14x 43 W14x 68 W14x 68 W14x 43 this Row
W24 x 68

W14 x 103
W14 x 43

W14 x 84

W14 x 84

W14 x 43
28’0”

All Columns
W18 x 40 W18 x 70 W18 x 70 W18 x 40
this Row
W24 x 100
W14 x 43”

W14 x 84

W14 x 84

W14 x 43
14’0”

All Columns
W18 x 50 NOTE: W18 x 50 this Row
All columns are 12’0” in length W24 x 100
W14 x 43

W14 x 84

W14 x 84

W14 x 43
14’0”

All Columns
W18 x 40 W18 x 70 W18 x 70 W18 x 40
this Row
W24 x 100
W14 x 84

W14 x 103
W14 x 43

W14 x 84

W14 x 43
N
28’0”

All Columns
W14x 43 W14x 68 W14x 68 W14x 43 this Row
20’0” 30’0” 30’0” 20’0” W24 x 68
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S ect ion Number Lengt h (ft ) Tot al Lengt h Wt ./ft Tot al Wt . (lb)
W14 x 43 4 20 .0 80 43 3440
W14 x 6 8 4 30 .0 120 68 8 16 0
W18 x 40 4 20 .0 80 40 320 0
W18 x 70 4 30 .0 120 70 8 40 0
W18 x 50 2 20 .0 40 50 20 0 0
W14 x 43 4 28 .0 112 43 48 16
W14 x 43 4 14.0 56 43 240 8
W18 x 8 4 4 28 .0 112 84 940 8
W18 x 8 4 4 14.0 56 84 470 4
W14 x 10 3 2 28 .0 56 10 3 576 8
W24 x 6 8 10 12.0 120 68 8 16 0
W24 x 10 0 14 12.0 16 8 10 0 16 8 0 0

 The cost of plates and connectors (bolts or welding) are not

included.

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