Dimensions and section properties for HP16X183

Structural sectional properties for a HP16X183 standard steel section

steel section diagram

US Customary Units

DescriptionSymbolValue
Shape Category / DesignationTypeHP
Section NameNameHP16X183
Cross Sectional AreaA54.1 in2
Section Widthb16.3 in
Section Depthd16.5 in
Flange thicknesstf1.13 in
Web thicknesstw1.13 in
Radius of Gyration about X-Xrx6.81 in
Radius of Gyrations about Y-Yry3.89 in
Moment of Inertia about X-XIx2510 in4
Moment of Intertia about Y-YIy818 in4
Elastic Section Modulus about X-XSx304 in3
Elastic Section Modulus about Y-YSy100 in3
Plastic Section Modulus about X-XZx349 in3
Plastic Section Modulus about Y-YZy156 in3
St. Venant Torsional ConstantJ26.9 in4
Warping Torsion ConstantCw48300 in6
Self Weight of sectionWeight183 lb/ft

Metric Units

DescriptionSymbolValue
Shape Category / DesignationTypeHP
Section NameNameHP16X183
Cross Sectional AreaA34903 mm2
Section Widthb414 mm
Section Depthd419 mm
Flange thicknesstf28.7 mm
Web thicknesstw28.7 mm
Radius of Gyration about X-Xrx173 mm
Radius of Gyrations about Y-Yry99 mm
Moment of Inertia about X-XIx1045000000 mm4
Moment of Intertia about Y-YIy340000000 mm4
Elastic Section Modulus about X-XSx4982000 mm3
Elastic Section Modulus about Y-YSy1639000 mm3
Plastic Section Modulus about X-XZx5719000 mm3
Plastic Section Modulus about Y-YZy2556000 mm3
St. Venant Torsional ConstantJ11197000 mm4
Warping Torsion ConstantCw12970000000000 mm6
Self Weight of sectionWeight272 kg/m

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

A HP16X183 steel section is a standard North American steel section in the HP - Hollow Pipe category. It weighs 183 lb/ft and has a cross sectional area of 54.1 in2. The height and width of the section are 16.5 in and 16.3 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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