Dimensions and section properties for W14X233

Structural sectional properties for a W14X233 standard steel section

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US Customary Units

DescriptionSymbolValue
Shape Category / DesignationTypeW
Section NameNameW14X233
Cross Sectional AreaA68.5 in2
Section Widthb15.9 in
Section Depthd16 in
Flange thicknesstf1.72 in
Web thicknesstw1.07 in
Radius of Gyration about X-Xrx6.63 in
Radius of Gyrations about Y-Yry4.1 in
Moment of Inertia about X-XIx3010 in4
Moment of Intertia about Y-YIy1150 in4
Elastic Section Modulus about X-XSx375 in3
Elastic Section Modulus about Y-YSy145 in3
Plastic Section Modulus about X-XZx436 in3
Plastic Section Modulus about Y-YZy221 in3
St. Venant Torsional ConstantJ59.5 in4
Warping Torsion ConstantCw59000 in6
Self Weight of sectionWeight233 lb/ft

Metric Units

DescriptionSymbolValue
Shape Category / DesignationTypeW
Section NameNameW14X233
Cross Sectional AreaA44193 mm2
Section Widthb404 mm
Section Depthd406 mm
Flange thicknesstf43.7 mm
Web thicknesstw27.2 mm
Radius of Gyration about X-Xrx168 mm
Radius of Gyrations about Y-Yry104 mm
Moment of Inertia about X-XIx1253000000 mm4
Moment of Intertia about Y-YIy479000000 mm4
Elastic Section Modulus about X-XSx6145000 mm3
Elastic Section Modulus about Y-YSy2376000 mm3
Plastic Section Modulus about X-XZx7145000 mm3
Plastic Section Modulus about Y-YZy3622000 mm3
St. Venant Torsional ConstantJ24766000 mm4
Warping Torsion ConstantCw15844000000000 mm6
Self Weight of sectionWeight347 kg/m

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

A W14X233 steel section is a standard North American steel section in the W - Wide Flange category. It weighs 233 lb/ft and has a cross sectional area of 68.5 in2. The height and width of the section are 16 in and 15.9 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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