Dimensions and section properties for W30X235

Structural sectional properties for a W30X235 standard steel section

steel section diagram

US Customary Units

DescriptionSymbolValue
Shape Category / DesignationTypeW
Section NameNameW30X235
Cross Sectional AreaA69.3 in2
Section Widthb15.1 in
Section Depthd31.3 in
Flange thicknesstf1.5 in
Web thicknesstw0.83 in
Radius of Gyration about X-Xrx13 in
Radius of Gyrations about Y-Yry3.51 in
Moment of Inertia about X-XIx11700 in4
Moment of Intertia about Y-YIy855 in4
Elastic Section Modulus about X-XSx748 in3
Elastic Section Modulus about Y-YSy114 in3
Plastic Section Modulus about X-XZx847 in3
Plastic Section Modulus about Y-YZy175 in3
St. Venant Torsional ConstantJ40.3 in4
Warping Torsion ConstantCw190000 in6
Self Weight of sectionWeight235 lb/ft

Metric Units

DescriptionSymbolValue
Shape Category / DesignationTypeW
Section NameNameW30X235
Cross Sectional AreaA44710 mm2
Section Widthb384 mm
Section Depthd795 mm
Flange thicknesstf38.1 mm
Web thicknesstw21.1 mm
Radius of Gyration about X-Xrx330 mm
Radius of Gyrations about Y-Yry89 mm
Moment of Inertia about X-XIx4870000000 mm4
Moment of Intertia about Y-YIy356000000 mm4
Elastic Section Modulus about X-XSx12258000 mm3
Elastic Section Modulus about Y-YSy1868000 mm3
Plastic Section Modulus about X-XZx13880000 mm3
Plastic Section Modulus about Y-YZy2868000 mm3
St. Venant Torsional ConstantJ16774000 mm4
Warping Torsion ConstantCw51022000000000 mm6
Self Weight of sectionWeight350 kg/m

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

A W30X235 steel section is a standard North American steel section in the W - Wide Flange category. It weighs 235 lb/ft and has a cross sectional area of 69.3 in2. The height and width of the section are 31.3 in and 15.1 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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