Dimensions and section properties for HP16X88

Structural sectional properties for a HP16X88 standard steel section

steel section diagram

US Customary Units

DescriptionSymbolValue
Shape Category / DesignationTypeHP
Section NameNameHP16X88
Cross Sectional AreaA25.8 in2
Section Widthb15.7 in
Section Depthd15.3 in
Flange thicknesstf0.54 in
Web thicknesstw0.54 in
Radius of Gyration about X-Xrx6.56 in
Radius of Gyrations about Y-Yry3.68 in
Moment of Inertia about X-XIx1110 in4
Moment of Intertia about Y-YIy349 in4
Elastic Section Modulus about X-XSx145 in3
Elastic Section Modulus about Y-YSy44.5 in3
Plastic Section Modulus about X-XZx161 in3
Plastic Section Modulus about Y-YZy68.2 in3
St. Venant Torsional ConstantJ3.45 in4
Warping Torsion ConstantCw19000 in6
Self Weight of sectionWeight88 lb/ft

Metric Units

DescriptionSymbolValue
Shape Category / DesignationTypeHP
Section NameNameHP16X88
Cross Sectional AreaA16645 mm2
Section Widthb399 mm
Section Depthd389 mm
Flange thicknesstf13.7 mm
Web thicknesstw13.7 mm
Radius of Gyration about X-Xrx167 mm
Radius of Gyrations about Y-Yry93 mm
Moment of Inertia about X-XIx462000000 mm4
Moment of Intertia about Y-YIy145000000 mm4
Elastic Section Modulus about X-XSx2376000 mm3
Elastic Section Modulus about Y-YSy729000 mm3
Plastic Section Modulus about X-XZx2638000 mm3
Plastic Section Modulus about Y-YZy1118000 mm3
St. Venant Torsional ConstantJ1436000 mm4
Warping Torsion ConstantCw5102000000000 mm6
Self Weight of sectionWeight131 kg/m

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

A HP16X88 steel section is a standard North American steel section in the HP - Hollow Pipe category. It weighs 88 lb/ft and has a cross sectional area of 25.8 in2. The height and width of the section are 15.3 in and 15.7 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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