Dimensions and section properties for W30X132

Structural sectional properties for a W30X132 standard steel section

steel section diagram

US Customary Units

DescriptionSymbolValue
Shape Category / DesignationTypeW
Section NameNameW30X132
Cross Sectional AreaA38.8 in2
Section Widthb10.5 in
Section Depthd30.3 in
Flange thicknesstf1 in
Web thicknesstw0.615 in
Radius of Gyration about X-Xrx12.2 in
Radius of Gyrations about Y-Yry2.25 in
Moment of Inertia about X-XIx5770 in4
Moment of Intertia about Y-YIy196 in4
Elastic Section Modulus about X-XSx380 in3
Elastic Section Modulus about Y-YSy37.2 in3
Plastic Section Modulus about X-XZx437 in3
Plastic Section Modulus about Y-YZy58.4 in3
St. Venant Torsional ConstantJ9.72 in4
Warping Torsion ConstantCw42100 in6
Self Weight of sectionWeight132 lb/ft

Metric Units

DescriptionSymbolValue
Shape Category / DesignationTypeW
Section NameNameW30X132
Cross Sectional AreaA25032 mm2
Section Widthb267 mm
Section Depthd770 mm
Flange thicknesstf25.4 mm
Web thicknesstw15.6 mm
Radius of Gyration about X-Xrx310 mm
Radius of Gyrations about Y-Yry57 mm
Moment of Inertia about X-XIx2402000000 mm4
Moment of Intertia about Y-YIy82000000 mm4
Elastic Section Modulus about X-XSx6227000 mm3
Elastic Section Modulus about Y-YSy610000 mm3
Plastic Section Modulus about X-XZx7161000 mm3
Plastic Section Modulus about Y-YZy957000 mm3
St. Venant Torsional ConstantJ4046000 mm4
Warping Torsion ConstantCw11305000000000 mm6
Self Weight of sectionWeight196 kg/m

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

A W30X132 steel section is a standard North American steel section in the W - Wide Flange category. It weighs 132 lb/ft and has a cross sectional area of 38.8 in2. The height and width of the section are 30.3 in and 10.5 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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