Dimensions and section properties for W16X89

Structural sectional properties for a W16X89 standard steel section

steel section diagram

US Customary Units

DescriptionSymbolValue
Shape Category / DesignationTypeW
Section NameNameW16X89
Cross Sectional AreaA26.2 in2
Section Widthb10.4 in
Section Depthd16.8 in
Flange thicknesstf0.875 in
Web thicknesstw0.525 in
Radius of Gyration about X-Xrx7.05 in
Radius of Gyrations about Y-Yry2.49 in
Moment of Inertia about X-XIx1300 in4
Moment of Intertia about Y-YIy163 in4
Elastic Section Modulus about X-XSx155 in3
Elastic Section Modulus about Y-YSy31.4 in3
Plastic Section Modulus about X-XZx175 in3
Plastic Section Modulus about Y-YZy48.1 in3
St. Venant Torsional ConstantJ5.45 in4
Warping Torsion ConstantCw10200 in6
Self Weight of sectionWeight89 lb/ft

Metric Units

DescriptionSymbolValue
Shape Category / DesignationTypeW
Section NameNameW16X89
Cross Sectional AreaA16903 mm2
Section Widthb264 mm
Section Depthd427 mm
Flange thicknesstf22.2 mm
Web thicknesstw13.3 mm
Radius of Gyration about X-Xrx179 mm
Radius of Gyrations about Y-Yry63 mm
Moment of Inertia about X-XIx541000000 mm4
Moment of Intertia about Y-YIy68000000 mm4
Elastic Section Modulus about X-XSx2540000 mm3
Elastic Section Modulus about Y-YSy515000 mm3
Plastic Section Modulus about X-XZx2868000 mm3
Plastic Section Modulus about Y-YZy788000 mm3
St. Venant Torsional ConstantJ2268000 mm4
Warping Torsion ConstantCw2739000000000 mm6
Self Weight of sectionWeight132 kg/m

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

A W16X89 steel section is a standard North American steel section in the W - Wide Flange category. It weighs 89 lb/ft and has a cross sectional area of 26.2 in2. The height and width of the section are 16.8 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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