Dimensions and section properties for W14X342

Structural sectional properties for a W14X342 standard steel section

steel section diagram

US Customary Units

DescriptionSymbolValue
Shape Category / DesignationTypeW
Section NameNameW14X342
Cross Sectional AreaA101 in2
Section Widthb16.4 in
Section Depthd17.5 in
Flange thicknesstf2.47 in
Web thicknesstw1.54 in
Radius of Gyration about X-Xrx6.98 in
Radius of Gyrations about Y-Yry4.24 in
Moment of Inertia about X-XIx4900 in4
Moment of Intertia about Y-YIy1810 in4
Elastic Section Modulus about X-XSx558 in3
Elastic Section Modulus about Y-YSy221 in3
Plastic Section Modulus about X-XZx672 in3
Plastic Section Modulus about Y-YZy338 in3
St. Venant Torsional ConstantJ178 in4
Warping Torsion ConstantCw103000 in6
Self Weight of sectionWeight342 lb/ft

Metric Units

DescriptionSymbolValue
Shape Category / DesignationTypeW
Section NameNameW14X342
Cross Sectional AreaA65161 mm2
Section Widthb417 mm
Section Depthd445 mm
Flange thicknesstf62.7 mm
Web thicknesstw39.1 mm
Radius of Gyration about X-Xrx177 mm
Radius of Gyrations about Y-Yry108 mm
Moment of Inertia about X-XIx2040000000 mm4
Moment of Intertia about Y-YIy753000000 mm4
Elastic Section Modulus about X-XSx9144000 mm3
Elastic Section Modulus about Y-YSy3622000 mm3
Plastic Section Modulus about X-XZx11012000 mm3
Plastic Section Modulus about Y-YZy5539000 mm3
St. Venant Torsional ConstantJ74089000 mm4
Warping Torsion ConstantCw27659000000000 mm6
Self Weight of sectionWeight509 kg/m

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

A W14X342 steel section is a standard North American steel section in the W - Wide Flange category. It weighs 342 lb/ft and has a cross sectional area of 101 in2. The height and width of the section are 17.5 in and 16.4 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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