Dimensions and section properties for W16X100

Structural sectional properties for a W16X100 standard steel section

steel section diagram

US Customary Units

DescriptionSymbolValue
Shape Category / DesignationTypeW
Section NameNameW16X100
Cross Sectional AreaA29.4 in2
Section Widthb10.4 in
Section Depthd17 in
Flange thicknesstf0.985 in
Web thicknesstw0.585 in
Radius of Gyration about X-Xrx7.1 in
Radius of Gyrations about Y-Yry2.51 in
Moment of Inertia about X-XIx1490 in4
Moment of Intertia about Y-YIy186 in4
Elastic Section Modulus about X-XSx175 in3
Elastic Section Modulus about Y-YSy35.7 in3
Plastic Section Modulus about X-XZx198 in3
Plastic Section Modulus about Y-YZy54.9 in3
St. Venant Torsional ConstantJ7.73 in4
Warping Torsion ConstantCw11900 in6
Self Weight of sectionWeight100 lb/ft

Metric Units

DescriptionSymbolValue
Shape Category / DesignationTypeW
Section NameNameW16X100
Cross Sectional AreaA18968 mm2
Section Widthb264 mm
Section Depthd432 mm
Flange thicknesstf25 mm
Web thicknesstw14.9 mm
Radius of Gyration about X-Xrx180 mm
Radius of Gyrations about Y-Yry64 mm
Moment of Inertia about X-XIx620000000 mm4
Moment of Intertia about Y-YIy77000000 mm4
Elastic Section Modulus about X-XSx2868000 mm3
Elastic Section Modulus about Y-YSy585000 mm3
Plastic Section Modulus about X-XZx3245000 mm3
Plastic Section Modulus about Y-YZy900000 mm3
St. Venant Torsional ConstantJ3217000 mm4
Warping Torsion ConstantCw3196000000000 mm6
Self Weight of sectionWeight149 kg/m

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

A W16X100 steel section is a standard North American steel section in the W - Wide Flange category. It weighs 100 lb/ft and has a cross sectional area of 29.4 in2. The height and width of the section are 17 in and 10.4 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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