Dimensions and section properties for HP18X157

Structural sectional properties for a HP18X157 standard steel section


steel section diagram

US Customary Units

DescriptionSymbolValue
Shape Category / DesignationTypeHP
Section NameNameHP18X157
Cross Sectional AreaA46.2 in2
Section Widthb17.9 in
Section Depthd17.7 in
Flange thicknesstf0.87 in
Web thicknesstw0.87 in
Radius of Gyration about X-Xrx7.46 in
Radius of Gyrations about Y-Yry4.25 in
Moment of Inertia about X-XIx2570 in4
Moment of Intertia about Y-YIy833 in4
Elastic Section Modulus about X-XSx290 in3
Elastic Section Modulus about Y-YSy93.1 in3
Plastic Section Modulus about X-XZx327 in3
Plastic Section Modulus about Y-YZy143 in3
St. Venant Torsional ConstantJ13.9 in4
Warping Torsion ConstantCw59000 in6
Self Weight of sectionWeight157 lb/ft

Metric Units

DescriptionSymbolValue
Shape Category / DesignationTypeHP
Section NameNameHP18X157
Cross Sectional AreaA29806 mm2
Section Widthb455 mm
Section Depthd450 mm
Flange thicknesstf22.1 mm
Web thicknesstw22.1 mm
Radius of Gyration about X-Xrx189 mm
Radius of Gyrations about Y-Yry108 mm
Moment of Inertia about X-XIx1070000000 mm4
Moment of Intertia about Y-YIy347000000 mm4
Elastic Section Modulus about X-XSx4752000 mm3
Elastic Section Modulus about Y-YSy1526000 mm3
Plastic Section Modulus about X-XZx5359000 mm3
Plastic Section Modulus about Y-YZy2343000 mm3
St. Venant Torsional ConstantJ5786000 mm4
Warping Torsion ConstantCw15844000000000 mm6
Self Weight of sectionWeight234 kg/m

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

A HP18X157 steel section is a standard North American steel section in the HP - Hollow Pipe category. It weighs 157 lb/ft and has a cross sectional area of 46.2 in2. The height and width of the section are 17.7 in and 17.9 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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