Dimensions and section properties for W27X368

Structural sectional properties for a W27X368 standard steel section

steel section diagram

US Customary Units

DescriptionSymbolValue
Shape Category / DesignationTypeW
Section NameNameW27X368
Cross Sectional AreaA109 in2
Section Widthb14.7 in
Section Depthd30.4 in
Flange thicknesstf2.48 in
Web thicknesstw1.38 in
Radius of Gyration about X-Xrx12.2 in
Radius of Gyrations about Y-Yry3.48 in
Moment of Inertia about X-XIx16200 in4
Moment of Intertia about Y-YIy1310 in4
Elastic Section Modulus about X-XSx1060 in3
Elastic Section Modulus about Y-YSy179 in3
Plastic Section Modulus about X-XZx1240 in3
Plastic Section Modulus about Y-YZy279 in3
St. Venant Torsional ConstantJ170 in4
Warping Torsion ConstantCw255000 in6
Self Weight of sectionWeight368 lb/ft

Metric Units

DescriptionSymbolValue
Shape Category / DesignationTypeW
Section NameNameW27X368
Cross Sectional AreaA70322 mm2
Section Widthb373 mm
Section Depthd772 mm
Flange thicknesstf63 mm
Web thicknesstw35.1 mm
Radius of Gyration about X-Xrx310 mm
Radius of Gyrations about Y-Yry88 mm
Moment of Inertia about X-XIx6743000000 mm4
Moment of Intertia about Y-YIy545000000 mm4
Elastic Section Modulus about X-XSx17370000 mm3
Elastic Section Modulus about Y-YSy2933000 mm3
Plastic Section Modulus about X-XZx20320000 mm3
Plastic Section Modulus about Y-YZy4572000 mm3
St. Venant Torsional ConstantJ70759000 mm4
Warping Torsion ConstantCw68477000000000 mm6
Self Weight of sectionWeight548 kg/m

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

A W27X368 steel section is a standard North American steel section in the W - Wide Flange category. It weighs 368 lb/ft and has a cross sectional area of 109 in2. The height and width of the section are 30.4 in and 14.7 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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