Dimensions and section properties for W16X36

Structural sectional properties for a W16X36 standard steel section

steel section diagram

US Customary Units

DescriptionSymbolValue
Shape Category / DesignationTypeW
Section NameNameW16X36
Cross Sectional AreaA10.6 in2
Section Widthb6.99 in
Section Depthd15.9 in
Flange thicknesstf0.43 in
Web thicknesstw0.295 in
Radius of Gyration about X-Xrx6.51 in
Radius of Gyrations about Y-Yry1.52 in
Moment of Inertia about X-XIx448 in4
Moment of Intertia about Y-YIy24.5 in4
Elastic Section Modulus about X-XSx56.5 in3
Elastic Section Modulus about Y-YSy7 in3
Plastic Section Modulus about X-XZx64 in3
Plastic Section Modulus about Y-YZy10.8 in3
St. Venant Torsional ConstantJ0.545 in4
Warping Torsion ConstantCw1460 in6
Self Weight of sectionWeight36 lb/ft

Metric Units

DescriptionSymbolValue
Shape Category / DesignationTypeW
Section NameNameW16X36
Cross Sectional AreaA6839 mm2
Section Widthb178 mm
Section Depthd404 mm
Flange thicknesstf10.9 mm
Web thicknesstw7.5 mm
Radius of Gyration about X-Xrx165 mm
Radius of Gyrations about Y-Yry39 mm
Moment of Inertia about X-XIx186000000 mm4
Moment of Intertia about Y-YIy10000000 mm4
Elastic Section Modulus about X-XSx926000 mm3
Elastic Section Modulus about Y-YSy115000 mm3
Plastic Section Modulus about X-XZx1049000 mm3
Plastic Section Modulus about Y-YZy177000 mm3
St. Venant Torsional ConstantJ227000 mm4
Warping Torsion ConstantCw392000000000 mm6
Self Weight of sectionWeight54 kg/m

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

A W16X36 steel section is a standard North American steel section in the W - Wide Flange category. It weighs 36 lb/ft and has a cross sectional area of 10.6 in2. The height and width of the section are 15.9 in and 6.99 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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