Dimensions and section properties for HP8X36

Structural sectional properties for a HP8X36 standard steel section

steel section diagram

US Customary Units

DescriptionSymbolValue
Shape Category / DesignationTypeHP
Section NameNameHP8X36
Cross Sectional AreaA10.6 in2
Section Widthb8.16 in
Section Depthd8.02 in
Flange thicknesstf0.445 in
Web thicknesstw0.445 in
Radius of Gyration about X-Xrx3.36 in
Radius of Gyrations about Y-Yry1.95 in
Moment of Inertia about X-XIx119 in4
Moment of Intertia about Y-YIy40.3 in4
Elastic Section Modulus about X-XSx29.8 in3
Elastic Section Modulus about Y-YSy9.88 in3
Plastic Section Modulus about X-XZx33.6 in3
Plastic Section Modulus about Y-YZy15.2 in3
St. Venant Torsional ConstantJ0.77 in4
Warping Torsion ConstantCw578 in6
Self Weight of sectionWeight36 lb/ft

Metric Units

DescriptionSymbolValue
Shape Category / DesignationTypeHP
Section NameNameHP8X36
Cross Sectional AreaA6839 mm2
Section Widthb207 mm
Section Depthd204 mm
Flange thicknesstf11.3 mm
Web thicknesstw11.3 mm
Radius of Gyration about X-Xrx85 mm
Radius of Gyrations about Y-Yry50 mm
Moment of Inertia about X-XIx50000000 mm4
Moment of Intertia about Y-YIy17000000 mm4
Elastic Section Modulus about X-XSx488000 mm3
Elastic Section Modulus about Y-YSy162000 mm3
Plastic Section Modulus about X-XZx551000 mm3
Plastic Section Modulus about Y-YZy249000 mm3
St. Venant Torsional ConstantJ320000 mm4
Warping Torsion ConstantCw155000000000 mm6
Self Weight of sectionWeight54 kg/m

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

A HP8X36 steel section is a standard North American steel section in the HP - Hollow Pipe category. It weighs 36 lb/ft and has a cross sectional area of 10.6 in2. The height and width of the section are 8.02 in and 8.16 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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