Dimensions and section properties for W30X357

Structural sectional properties for a W30X357 standard steel section

steel section diagram

US Customary Units

DescriptionSymbolValue
Shape Category / DesignationTypeW
Section NameNameW30X357
Cross Sectional AreaA105 in2
Section Widthb15.5 in
Section Depthd32.8 in
Flange thicknesstf2.24 in
Web thicknesstw1.24 in
Radius of Gyration about X-Xrx13.3 in
Radius of Gyrations about Y-Yry3.64 in
Moment of Inertia about X-XIx18700 in4
Moment of Intertia about Y-YIy1390 in4
Elastic Section Modulus about X-XSx1140 in3
Elastic Section Modulus about Y-YSy179 in3
Plastic Section Modulus about X-XZx1320 in3
Plastic Section Modulus about Y-YZy279 in3
St. Venant Torsional ConstantJ134 in4
Warping Torsion ConstantCw324000 in6
Self Weight of sectionWeight357 lb/ft

Metric Units

DescriptionSymbolValue
Shape Category / DesignationTypeW
Section NameNameW30X357
Cross Sectional AreaA67742 mm2
Section Widthb394 mm
Section Depthd833 mm
Flange thicknesstf56.9 mm
Web thicknesstw31.5 mm
Radius of Gyration about X-Xrx338 mm
Radius of Gyrations about Y-Yry92 mm
Moment of Inertia about X-XIx7784000000 mm4
Moment of Intertia about Y-YIy579000000 mm4
Elastic Section Modulus about X-XSx18681000 mm3
Elastic Section Modulus about Y-YSy2933000 mm3
Plastic Section Modulus about X-XZx21631000 mm3
Plastic Section Modulus about Y-YZy4572000 mm3
St. Venant Torsional ConstantJ55775000 mm4
Warping Torsion ConstantCw87006000000000 mm6
Self Weight of sectionWeight531 kg/m

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

A W30X357 steel section is a standard North American steel section in the W - Wide Flange category. It weighs 357 lb/ft and has a cross sectional area of 105 in2. The height and width of the section are 32.8 in and 15.5 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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