Dimensions and section properties for W24X279

Structural sectional properties for a W24X279 standard steel section

steel section diagram

US Customary Units

DescriptionSymbolValue
Shape Category / DesignationTypeW
Section NameNameW24X279
Cross Sectional AreaA81.9 in2
Section Widthb13.3 in
Section Depthd26.7 in
Flange thicknesstf2.09 in
Web thicknesstw1.16 in
Radius of Gyration about X-Xrx10.8 in
Radius of Gyrations about Y-Yry3.17 in
Moment of Inertia about X-XIx9600 in4
Moment of Intertia about Y-YIy823 in4
Elastic Section Modulus about X-XSx718 in3
Elastic Section Modulus about Y-YSy124 in3
Plastic Section Modulus about X-XZx835 in3
Plastic Section Modulus about Y-YZy193 in3
St. Venant Torsional ConstantJ90.5 in4
Warping Torsion ConstantCw125000 in6
Self Weight of sectionWeight279 lb/ft

Metric Units

DescriptionSymbolValue
Shape Category / DesignationTypeW
Section NameNameW24X279
Cross Sectional AreaA52839 mm2
Section Widthb338 mm
Section Depthd678 mm
Flange thicknesstf53.1 mm
Web thicknesstw29.5 mm
Radius of Gyration about X-Xrx274 mm
Radius of Gyrations about Y-Yry81 mm
Moment of Inertia about X-XIx3996000000 mm4
Moment of Intertia about Y-YIy343000000 mm4
Elastic Section Modulus about X-XSx11766000 mm3
Elastic Section Modulus about Y-YSy2032000 mm3
Plastic Section Modulus about X-XZx13683000 mm3
Plastic Section Modulus about Y-YZy3163000 mm3
St. Venant Torsional ConstantJ37669000 mm4
Warping Torsion ConstantCw33567000000000 mm6
Self Weight of sectionWeight415 kg/m

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

A W24X279 steel section is a standard North American steel section in the W - Wide Flange category. It weighs 279 lb/ft and has a cross sectional area of 81.9 in2. The height and width of the section are 26.7 in and 13.3 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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