Dimensions and section properties for W16X57

Structural sectional properties for a W16X57 standard steel section

steel section diagram

US Customary Units

DescriptionSymbolValue
Shape Category / DesignationTypeW
Section NameNameW16X57
Cross Sectional AreaA16.8 in2
Section Widthb7.12 in
Section Depthd16.4 in
Flange thicknesstf0.715 in
Web thicknesstw0.43 in
Radius of Gyration about X-Xrx6.72 in
Radius of Gyrations about Y-Yry1.6 in
Moment of Inertia about X-XIx758 in4
Moment of Intertia about Y-YIy43.1 in4
Elastic Section Modulus about X-XSx92.2 in3
Elastic Section Modulus about Y-YSy12.1 in3
Plastic Section Modulus about X-XZx105 in3
Plastic Section Modulus about Y-YZy18.9 in3
St. Venant Torsional ConstantJ2.22 in4
Warping Torsion ConstantCw2660 in6
Self Weight of sectionWeight57 lb/ft

Metric Units

DescriptionSymbolValue
Shape Category / DesignationTypeW
Section NameNameW16X57
Cross Sectional AreaA10839 mm2
Section Widthb181 mm
Section Depthd417 mm
Flange thicknesstf18.2 mm
Web thicknesstw10.9 mm
Radius of Gyration about X-Xrx171 mm
Radius of Gyrations about Y-Yry41 mm
Moment of Inertia about X-XIx316000000 mm4
Moment of Intertia about Y-YIy18000000 mm4
Elastic Section Modulus about X-XSx1511000 mm3
Elastic Section Modulus about Y-YSy198000 mm3
Plastic Section Modulus about X-XZx1721000 mm3
Plastic Section Modulus about Y-YZy310000 mm3
St. Venant Torsional ConstantJ924000 mm4
Warping Torsion ConstantCw714000000000 mm6
Self Weight of sectionWeight85 kg/m

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

A W16X57 steel section is a standard North American steel section in the W - Wide Flange category. It weighs 57 lb/ft and has a cross sectional area of 16.8 in2. The height and width of the section are 16.4 in and 7.12 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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