Dimensions and section properties for HP16X101

Structural sectional properties for a HP16X101 standard steel section

steel section diagram

US Customary Units

DescriptionSymbolValue
Shape Category / DesignationTypeHP
Section NameNameHP16X101
Cross Sectional AreaA29.9 in2
Section Widthb15.8 in
Section Depthd15.5 in
Flange thicknesstf0.625 in
Web thicknesstw0.625 in
Radius of Gyration about X-Xrx6.59 in
Radius of Gyrations about Y-Yry3.71 in
Moment of Inertia about X-XIx1300 in4
Moment of Intertia about Y-YIy412 in4
Elastic Section Modulus about X-XSx168 in3
Elastic Section Modulus about Y-YSy52.2 in3
Plastic Section Modulus about X-XZx187 in3
Plastic Section Modulus about Y-YZy80.1 in3
St. Venant Torsional ConstantJ5.07 in4
Warping Torsion ConstantCw22800 in6
Self Weight of sectionWeight101 lb/ft

Metric Units

DescriptionSymbolValue
Shape Category / DesignationTypeHP
Section NameNameHP16X101
Cross Sectional AreaA19290 mm2
Section Widthb401 mm
Section Depthd394 mm
Flange thicknesstf15.9 mm
Web thicknesstw15.9 mm
Radius of Gyration about X-Xrx167 mm
Radius of Gyrations about Y-Yry94 mm
Moment of Inertia about X-XIx541000000 mm4
Moment of Intertia about Y-YIy171000000 mm4
Elastic Section Modulus about X-XSx2753000 mm3
Elastic Section Modulus about Y-YSy855000 mm3
Plastic Section Modulus about X-XZx3064000 mm3
Plastic Section Modulus about Y-YZy1313000 mm3
St. Venant Torsional ConstantJ2110000 mm4
Warping Torsion ConstantCw6123000000000 mm6
Self Weight of sectionWeight150 kg/m

Note: Metric units have been converted from tabulated imperial values and rounded to a reasonable number of significant figures.

A HP16X101 steel section is a standard North American steel section in the HP - Hollow Pipe category. It weighs 101 lb/ft and has a cross sectional area of 29.9 in2. The height and width of the section are 15.5 in and 15.8 in respectively.

The section has a tensile yield capacity of:

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The section has a flexural plastic moment capacity of:

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The section has a flexural elastic moment capacity of:

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