Dimensions and section properties for W24X68

Structural sectional properties for a W24X68 standard steel section

steel section diagram

US Customary Units

DescriptionSymbolValue
Shape Category / DesignationTypeW
Section NameNameW24X68
Cross Sectional AreaA20.1 in2
Section Widthb8.97 in
Section Depthd23.7 in
Flange thicknesstf0.585 in
Web thicknesstw0.415 in
Radius of Gyration about X-Xrx9.55 in
Radius of Gyrations about Y-Yry1.87 in
Moment of Inertia about X-XIx1830 in4
Moment of Intertia about Y-YIy70.4 in4
Elastic Section Modulus about X-XSx154 in3
Elastic Section Modulus about Y-YSy15.7 in3
Plastic Section Modulus about X-XZx177 in3
Plastic Section Modulus about Y-YZy24.5 in3
St. Venant Torsional ConstantJ1.87 in4
Warping Torsion ConstantCw9430 in6
Self Weight of sectionWeight68 lb/ft

Metric Units

DescriptionSymbolValue
Shape Category / DesignationTypeW
Section NameNameW24X68
Cross Sectional AreaA12968 mm2
Section Widthb228 mm
Section Depthd602 mm
Flange thicknesstf14.9 mm
Web thicknesstw10.5 mm
Radius of Gyration about X-Xrx243 mm
Radius of Gyrations about Y-Yry47 mm
Moment of Inertia about X-XIx762000000 mm4
Moment of Intertia about Y-YIy29000000 mm4
Elastic Section Modulus about X-XSx2524000 mm3
Elastic Section Modulus about Y-YSy257000 mm3
Plastic Section Modulus about X-XZx2901000 mm3
Plastic Section Modulus about Y-YZy401000 mm3
St. Venant Torsional ConstantJ778000 mm4
Warping Torsion ConstantCw2532000000000 mm6
Self Weight of sectionWeight101 kg/m

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

A W24X68 steel section is a standard North American steel section in the W - Wide Flange category. It weighs 68 lb/ft and has a cross sectional area of 20.1 in2. The height and width of the section are 23.7 in and 8.97 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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