Owner Manual

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RIVET-SPAN
®
Borroughs Corporation – Proudly Manufactured in the U.S.A.
BEAM CAPACITIES
POST CAPACITIES
1.875" x 1.875"
1.57" x 1.57"
ANGLE
POST
HD ANGLE
POST
Calculated Post Capacities
Pounds Allowable Load Per Post
Maximum Beam
Spacing
Angle Post
Heavy-Duty
Angle Post
48" 1,170 1,750
42" 1,315 1,960
36" 1,460 2,180
30" 1,605 2,390
24" 1,750 2,610
18" 1,896 2,830
12" 2,040 3,050
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Maximum beam spacing is determined as the distance between left-to-right beams
or front-to-back beams, whichever is greater.
• Capacities are for vertical loads only where seismic forces are not a factor.
Beam
Length
Single Rivet
Beam
Double Rivet
Low
Profile Beam
Double Rivet
Z Beam
Double Rivet
Z Beam
w⁄o Tie
Double Rivet
Angle Beam
Double Rivet
Angle Beam
w⁄Support
Tie
Double Rivet
Channel Beam
w⁄Support Tie
36" 350 450
1,400 — 1,400 — —
42" 260 430
1,350 — 1,000 — —
48" 240 400
1,300 1,600 730 1,700 —
60" — —
800 950 680 1,300 2,250
69" — —
600 900 460 1,100 1,900
72" — —
600 900 450 1,050 1,700
96" — —
— — 240 650 1,300
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(1) support tie per level except 96" which has (2) support ties.
• The longest pair of beams at a given level determines the capacity for the entire level.
• Capacities are for steel beams only and do not reflect the capacity of the decking material.
BEAM SPECIFICATIONS