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Load Table

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Load Table

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Light Weight Cladding

Optimum Rib

A very popular profile for agricultural roof applications, our economical, easy-to-install, Optimum Rib lightweight panels add a professionally finished look to the exterior of any structure. Available in a wide range of colours, Agway’s Optimum Rib profile, combined with available trims, vents, fasteners and other accessories provides a complete cladding solution for any project.

Measurement Type

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1. Steel conforms to ASTM A653.
2. Section properties are in accordance with CSA-S136-07.
3. Values in row “S” are based on strength.
4. Values in row “D” are based on a deflection limit of 1/180 of the span.
5. Web crippling not included in strength values. See example calculation in notes to designer.
6. Contact the sales department for stocked colours and gauges.
7. The load table contained on this data sheet was prepared by Dr. R.M. Schuster P.Eng. Professor Emeritus of Structural Engineering, University of Waterloo, Ontario, Canada.
8. Plain or painted Galvalume sheets should not be used on Animal Confinement Buildings.

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1. Steel conforms to ASTM A653.
2. Section properties are in accordance with CSA-S136-07.
3. Values in row “S” are based on strength.
4. Values in row “D” are based on a deflection limit of 1/180 of the span.
5. Web crippling not included in strength values. See example calculation in notes to designer.
6. Contact the sales department for stocked colours and gauges.
7. The load table contained on this data sheet was prepared by Dr. R.M. Schuster P.Eng. Professor Emeritus of Structural Engineering, University of Waterloo, Ontario, Canada.
8. Plain or painted Galvalume sheets should not be used on Animal Confinement Buildings.

Specifications

GAUGE LENGTH COVERAGE
MINIMUM MAXIMUM MINIMUM MAXIMUM
30 24 30 780 36
GAUGE LENGTH COVERAGE
MINIMUM MAXIMUM MINIMUM MAXIMUM
30 24 762 19.81 915

Section Properties

BASE STEEL
THICKNESS		 WEIGHT
G90		 YIELD
STRESS		 SECTION
MODULUS		 DEFLECTION MOMENT
OF INERTIA
in psf ksi MID SPAN
in3		 SUPPORT
in3		 MID SPAN
in4
0.0135 0.71 80 0.0126 0.0099 0.0083
0.0180 0.93 33 0.0167 0.0144 0.0110
0.0240 1.22 33 0.0220 0.0198 0.0146
BASE STEEL
THICKNESS		 MASS
Z275		 YIELD
STRESS		 SECTION
MODULUS		 DEFLECTION MOMENT
OF INERTIA
mm kg/m MPa MID SPAN
x103mm3		 SUPPORT
x103mm3		 MID SPAN
x103mm3
0.343 3.46 550 0.676 0.533 0.0113
0.457 4.52 230 0.895 0.772 0.0150
0.610 5.94 230 1.18 1.07 0.0199