Dimensions and section properties for HP16X162

Structural sectional properties for a HP16X162 standard steel section

steel section diagram

US Customary Units

DescriptionSymbolValue
Shape Category / DesignationTypeHP
Section NameNameHP16X162
Cross Sectional AreaA47.7 in2
Section Widthb16.1 in
Section Depthd16.3 in
Flange thicknesstf1 in
Web thicknesstw1 in
Radius of Gyration about X-Xrx6.78 in
Radius of Gyrations about Y-Yry3.82 in
Moment of Inertia about X-XIx2190 in4
Moment of Intertia about Y-YIy697 in4
Elastic Section Modulus about X-XSx269 in3
Elastic Section Modulus about Y-YSy86.6 in3
Plastic Section Modulus about X-XZx306 in3
Plastic Section Modulus about Y-YZy134 in3
St. Venant Torsional ConstantJ18.8 in4
Warping Torsion ConstantCw40800 in6
Self Weight of sectionWeight162 lb/ft

Metric Units

DescriptionSymbolValue
Shape Category / DesignationTypeHP
Section NameNameHP16X162
Cross Sectional AreaA30774 mm2
Section Widthb409 mm
Section Depthd414 mm
Flange thicknesstf25.4 mm
Web thicknesstw25.4 mm
Radius of Gyration about X-Xrx172 mm
Radius of Gyrations about Y-Yry97 mm
Moment of Inertia about X-XIx912000000 mm4
Moment of Intertia about Y-YIy290000000 mm4
Elastic Section Modulus about X-XSx4408000 mm3
Elastic Section Modulus about Y-YSy1419000 mm3
Plastic Section Modulus about X-XZx5014000 mm3
Plastic Section Modulus about Y-YZy2196000 mm3
St. Venant Torsional ConstantJ7825000 mm4
Warping Torsion ConstantCw10956000000000 mm6
Self Weight of sectionWeight241 kg/m

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

A HP16X162 steel section is a standard North American steel section in the HP - Hollow Pipe category. It weighs 162 lb/ft and has a cross sectional area of 47.7 in2. The height and width of the section are 16.3 in and 16.1 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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