Dimensions and section properties for W14X311

Structural sectional properties for a W14X311 standard steel section

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US Customary Units

DescriptionSymbolValue
Shape Category / DesignationTypeW
Section NameNameW14X311
Cross Sectional AreaA91.4 in2
Section Widthb16.2 in
Section Depthd17.1 in
Flange thicknesstf2.26 in
Web thicknesstw1.41 in
Radius of Gyration about X-Xrx6.88 in
Radius of Gyrations about Y-Yry4.2 in
Moment of Inertia about X-XIx4330 in4
Moment of Intertia about Y-YIy1610 in4
Elastic Section Modulus about X-XSx506 in3
Elastic Section Modulus about Y-YSy199 in3
Plastic Section Modulus about X-XZx603 in3
Plastic Section Modulus about Y-YZy304 in3
St. Venant Torsional ConstantJ136 in4
Warping Torsion ConstantCw89100 in6
Self Weight of sectionWeight311 lb/ft

Metric Units

DescriptionSymbolValue
Shape Category / DesignationTypeW
Section NameNameW14X311
Cross Sectional AreaA58968 mm2
Section Widthb411 mm
Section Depthd434 mm
Flange thicknesstf57.4 mm
Web thicknesstw35.8 mm
Radius of Gyration about X-Xrx175 mm
Radius of Gyrations about Y-Yry107 mm
Moment of Inertia about X-XIx1802000000 mm4
Moment of Intertia about Y-YIy670000000 mm4
Elastic Section Modulus about X-XSx8292000 mm3
Elastic Section Modulus about Y-YSy3261000 mm3
Plastic Section Modulus about X-XZx9881000 mm3
Plastic Section Modulus about Y-YZy4982000 mm3
St. Venant Torsional ConstantJ56607000 mm4
Warping Torsion ConstantCw23927000000000 mm6
Self Weight of sectionWeight463 kg/m

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

A W14X311 steel section is a standard North American steel section in the W - Wide Flange category. It weighs 311 lb/ft and has a cross sectional area of 91.4 in2. The height and width of the section are 17.1 in and 16.2 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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