Dimensions and section properties for W14X74

Structural sectional properties for a W14X74 standard steel section

steel section diagram

US Customary Units

DescriptionSymbolValue
Shape Category / DesignationTypeW
Section NameNameW14X74
Cross Sectional AreaA21.8 in2
Section Widthb10.1 in
Section Depthd14.2 in
Flange thicknesstf0.785 in
Web thicknesstw0.45 in
Radius of Gyration about X-Xrx6.04 in
Radius of Gyrations about Y-Yry2.48 in
Moment of Inertia about X-XIx795 in4
Moment of Intertia about Y-YIy134 in4
Elastic Section Modulus about X-XSx112 in3
Elastic Section Modulus about Y-YSy26.6 in3
Plastic Section Modulus about X-XZx126 in3
Plastic Section Modulus about Y-YZy40.5 in3
St. Venant Torsional ConstantJ3.87 in4
Warping Torsion ConstantCw5990 in6
Self Weight of sectionWeight74 lb/ft

Metric Units

DescriptionSymbolValue
Shape Category / DesignationTypeW
Section NameNameW14X74
Cross Sectional AreaA14064 mm2
Section Widthb257 mm
Section Depthd361 mm
Flange thicknesstf19.9 mm
Web thicknesstw11.4 mm
Radius of Gyration about X-Xrx153 mm
Radius of Gyrations about Y-Yry63 mm
Moment of Inertia about X-XIx331000000 mm4
Moment of Intertia about Y-YIy56000000 mm4
Elastic Section Modulus about X-XSx1835000 mm3
Elastic Section Modulus about Y-YSy436000 mm3
Plastic Section Modulus about X-XZx2065000 mm3
Plastic Section Modulus about Y-YZy664000 mm3
St. Venant Torsional ConstantJ1611000 mm4
Warping Torsion ConstantCw1609000000000 mm6
Self Weight of sectionWeight110 kg/m

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

A W14X74 steel section is a standard North American steel section in the W - Wide Flange category. It weighs 74 lb/ft and has a cross sectional area of 21.8 in2. The height and width of the section are 14.2 in and 10.1 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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