Dimensions and section properties for W16X26

Structural sectional properties for a W16X26 standard steel section

steel section diagram

US Customary Units

DescriptionSymbolValue
Shape Category / DesignationTypeW
Section NameNameW16X26
Cross Sectional AreaA7.68 in2
Section Widthb5.5 in
Section Depthd15.7 in
Flange thicknesstf0.345 in
Web thicknesstw0.25 in
Radius of Gyration about X-Xrx6.26 in
Radius of Gyrations about Y-Yry1.12 in
Moment of Inertia about X-XIx301 in4
Moment of Intertia about Y-YIy9.59 in4
Elastic Section Modulus about X-XSx38.4 in3
Elastic Section Modulus about Y-YSy3.49 in3
Plastic Section Modulus about X-XZx44.2 in3
Plastic Section Modulus about Y-YZy5.48 in3
St. Venant Torsional ConstantJ0.262 in4
Warping Torsion ConstantCw565 in6
Self Weight of sectionWeight26 lb/ft

Metric Units

DescriptionSymbolValue
Shape Category / DesignationTypeW
Section NameNameW16X26
Cross Sectional AreaA4955 mm2
Section Widthb140 mm
Section Depthd399 mm
Flange thicknesstf8.8 mm
Web thicknesstw6.4 mm
Radius of Gyration about X-Xrx159 mm
Radius of Gyrations about Y-Yry28 mm
Moment of Inertia about X-XIx125000000 mm4
Moment of Intertia about Y-YIy4000000 mm4
Elastic Section Modulus about X-XSx629000 mm3
Elastic Section Modulus about Y-YSy57000 mm3
Plastic Section Modulus about X-XZx724000 mm3
Plastic Section Modulus about Y-YZy90000 mm3
St. Venant Torsional ConstantJ109000 mm4
Warping Torsion ConstantCw152000000000 mm6
Self Weight of sectionWeight39 kg/m

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

A W16X26 steel section is a standard North American steel section in the W - Wide Flange category. It weighs 26 lb/ft and has a cross sectional area of 7.68 in2. The height and width of the section are 15.7 in and 5.5 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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