Dimensions and section properties for W24X117

Structural sectional properties for a W24X117 standard steel section

steel section diagram

US Customary Units

DescriptionSymbolValue
Shape Category / DesignationTypeW
Section NameNameW24X117
Cross Sectional AreaA34.4 in2
Section Widthb12.8 in
Section Depthd24.3 in
Flange thicknesstf0.85 in
Web thicknesstw0.55 in
Radius of Gyration about X-Xrx10.1 in
Radius of Gyrations about Y-Yry2.94 in
Moment of Inertia about X-XIx3540 in4
Moment of Intertia about Y-YIy297 in4
Elastic Section Modulus about X-XSx291 in3
Elastic Section Modulus about Y-YSy46.5 in3
Plastic Section Modulus about X-XZx327 in3
Plastic Section Modulus about Y-YZy71.4 in3
St. Venant Torsional ConstantJ6.72 in4
Warping Torsion ConstantCw40800 in6
Self Weight of sectionWeight117 lb/ft

Metric Units

DescriptionSymbolValue
Shape Category / DesignationTypeW
Section NameNameW24X117
Cross Sectional AreaA22194 mm2
Section Widthb325 mm
Section Depthd617 mm
Flange thicknesstf21.6 mm
Web thicknesstw14 mm
Radius of Gyration about X-Xrx257 mm
Radius of Gyrations about Y-Yry75 mm
Moment of Inertia about X-XIx1473000000 mm4
Moment of Intertia about Y-YIy124000000 mm4
Elastic Section Modulus about X-XSx4769000 mm3
Elastic Section Modulus about Y-YSy762000 mm3
Plastic Section Modulus about X-XZx5359000 mm3
Plastic Section Modulus about Y-YZy1170000 mm3
St. Venant Torsional ConstantJ2797000 mm4
Warping Torsion ConstantCw10956000000000 mm6
Self Weight of sectionWeight174 kg/m

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

A W24X117 steel section is a standard North American steel section in the W - Wide Flange category. It weighs 117 lb/ft and has a cross sectional area of 34.4 in2. The height and width of the section are 24.3 in and 12.8 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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