Dimensions and section properties for W14X283

Structural sectional properties for a W14X283 standard steel section

steel section diagram

US Customary Units

DescriptionSymbolValue
Shape Category / DesignationTypeW
Section NameNameW14X283
Cross Sectional AreaA83.3 in2
Section Widthb16.1 in
Section Depthd16.7 in
Flange thicknesstf2.07 in
Web thicknesstw1.29 in
Radius of Gyration about X-Xrx6.79 in
Radius of Gyrations about Y-Yry4.17 in
Moment of Inertia about X-XIx3840 in4
Moment of Intertia about Y-YIy1440 in4
Elastic Section Modulus about X-XSx459 in3
Elastic Section Modulus about Y-YSy179 in3
Plastic Section Modulus about X-XZx542 in3
Plastic Section Modulus about Y-YZy274 in3
St. Venant Torsional ConstantJ104 in4
Warping Torsion ConstantCw77700 in6
Self Weight of sectionWeight283 lb/ft

Metric Units

DescriptionSymbolValue
Shape Category / DesignationTypeW
Section NameNameW14X283
Cross Sectional AreaA53742 mm2
Section Widthb409 mm
Section Depthd424 mm
Flange thicknesstf52.6 mm
Web thicknesstw32.8 mm
Radius of Gyration about X-Xrx172 mm
Radius of Gyrations about Y-Yry106 mm
Moment of Inertia about X-XIx1598000000 mm4
Moment of Intertia about Y-YIy599000000 mm4
Elastic Section Modulus about X-XSx7522000 mm3
Elastic Section Modulus about Y-YSy2933000 mm3
Plastic Section Modulus about X-XZx8882000 mm3
Plastic Section Modulus about Y-YZy4490000 mm3
St. Venant Torsional ConstantJ43288000 mm4
Warping Torsion ConstantCw20865000000000 mm6
Self Weight of sectionWeight421 kg/m

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

A W14X283 steel section is a standard North American steel section in the W - Wide Flange category. It weighs 283 lb/ft and has a cross sectional area of 83.3 in2. The height and width of the section are 16.7 in and 16.1 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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