Dimensions and section properties for W14X34

Structural sectional properties for a W14X34 standard steel section

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US Customary Units

DescriptionSymbolValue
Shape Category / DesignationTypeW
Section NameNameW14X34
Cross Sectional AreaA10 in2
Section Widthb6.75 in
Section Depthd14 in
Flange thicknesstf0.455 in
Web thicknesstw0.285 in
Radius of Gyration about X-Xrx5.83 in
Radius of Gyrations about Y-Yry1.53 in
Moment of Inertia about X-XIx340 in4
Moment of Intertia about Y-YIy23.3 in4
Elastic Section Modulus about X-XSx48.6 in3
Elastic Section Modulus about Y-YSy6.91 in3
Plastic Section Modulus about X-XZx54.6 in3
Plastic Section Modulus about Y-YZy10.6 in3
St. Venant Torsional ConstantJ0.569 in4
Warping Torsion ConstantCw1070 in6
Self Weight of sectionWeight34 lb/ft

Metric Units

DescriptionSymbolValue
Shape Category / DesignationTypeW
Section NameNameW14X34
Cross Sectional AreaA6452 mm2
Section Widthb171 mm
Section Depthd356 mm
Flange thicknesstf11.6 mm
Web thicknesstw7.2 mm
Radius of Gyration about X-Xrx148 mm
Radius of Gyrations about Y-Yry39 mm
Moment of Inertia about X-XIx142000000 mm4
Moment of Intertia about Y-YIy10000000 mm4
Elastic Section Modulus about X-XSx796000 mm3
Elastic Section Modulus about Y-YSy113000 mm3
Plastic Section Modulus about X-XZx895000 mm3
Plastic Section Modulus about Y-YZy174000 mm3
St. Venant Torsional ConstantJ237000 mm4
Warping Torsion ConstantCw287000000000 mm6
Self Weight of sectionWeight51 kg/m

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

A W14X34 steel section is a standard North American steel section in the W - Wide Flange category. It weighs 34 lb/ft and has a cross sectional area of 10 in2. The height and width of the section are 14 in and 6.75 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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