Weight
#218 Bulb Tees
3.19 lbs./ft. High Strength Structural Subpurlins & Bond Beams
Moment of Inertia
.598 in.4
Section Modulus Bulb Tees are high strength, lightweight, steel sections for use as
.520 in.3 structural subpurlins in specialty roof decks such as Tectum Wood
Fiber Decks, Poured Gypsum Decks and Span-Rock Gypsum Plank
Decks. Bulb Tees also make excellent bond beams for anchoring
structural members, providing a continuous steel strip for attachment
and reinforcement.
Total Safe Uniform Load - psf
Span
7’0” 7’6” 8’0” 8’6” 9’0” 9’6” 10’0” 10’6” 11’0” Max. Eave
Overhang
#218 119 103 91 80 72 64 58 52 48 4’10”
Note: Above loads are based on a three span condition, 32 5/8” tee spacing. Design stress as given in the “ Specification and Design Properties” table
below, are for the bulb tee acting alone. That is, they ignore any contribution to flexural strength from the deck material. Capacities may be adjusted for
bulb tee spacing other than 32 5/8” as follows: for 24 5/8” spacing, multiply allowable total safe uniform load by a factor of 1.32; for 42 5/8” spacing,
multiply by .77; for 48 5/8” spacing, multiply by .67. Capacities may be adjusted for different support configurations as follows; for two span condition,
multiply allowable total safe uniform load by 1.13, for a single span condition, multiply by .64. Maximum eave overhang has been calculated based on a
uniform load of 45 psf only. If blocking, gutters, angles, soffits, etc., are to be suspended from the end of an overhang, the effect of these additional
superimposed loads should be calculated separately. All total safe uniform loads given above are calculated on the basis of allowable flexural stress only,
and ignore deflection. The designer/specifier is urged to check the theoretical deflection of any section, under the loads, and support conditions which are
expected to be encountered.
Tecutm Tile Specifications & Design Properties
Design Stress 33,000 PSI
Min Yield Point 50,000 PSI
#218 Bulb Tee Gypsum Grout Min Tensile Strength 80,000 PSI
FOR PRICING & AVAILABILITY CALL:
Mark Van Doren
Office: 816-561-7667
Cell: 816-797-8097
1501 WESTPORT ROAD . KANSAS CITY, MO 64111
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