Dimensions and section properties for W33X169

Structural sectional properties for a W33X169 standard steel section

steel section diagram

US Customary Units

DescriptionSymbolValue
Shape Category / DesignationTypeW
Section NameNameW33X169
Cross Sectional AreaA49.5 in2
Section Widthb11.5 in
Section Depthd33.8 in
Flange thicknesstf1.22 in
Web thicknesstw0.67 in
Radius of Gyration about X-Xrx13.7 in
Radius of Gyrations about Y-Yry2.5 in
Moment of Inertia about X-XIx9290 in4
Moment of Intertia about Y-YIy310 in4
Elastic Section Modulus about X-XSx549 in3
Elastic Section Modulus about Y-YSy53.9 in3
Plastic Section Modulus about X-XZx629 in3
Plastic Section Modulus about Y-YZy84.4 in3
St. Venant Torsional ConstantJ17.7 in4
Warping Torsion ConstantCw82400 in6
Self Weight of sectionWeight169 lb/ft

Metric Units

DescriptionSymbolValue
Shape Category / DesignationTypeW
Section NameNameW33X169
Cross Sectional AreaA31935 mm2
Section Widthb292 mm
Section Depthd859 mm
Flange thicknesstf31 mm
Web thicknesstw17 mm
Radius of Gyration about X-Xrx348 mm
Radius of Gyrations about Y-Yry64 mm
Moment of Inertia about X-XIx3867000000 mm4
Moment of Intertia about Y-YIy129000000 mm4
Elastic Section Modulus about X-XSx8996000 mm3
Elastic Section Modulus about Y-YSy883000 mm3
Plastic Section Modulus about X-XZx10307000 mm3
Plastic Section Modulus about Y-YZy1383000 mm3
St. Venant Torsional ConstantJ7367000 mm4
Warping Torsion ConstantCw22127000000000 mm6
Self Weight of sectionWeight251 kg/m

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

A W33X169 steel section is a standard North American steel section in the W - Wide Flange category. It weighs 169 lb/ft and has a cross sectional area of 49.5 in2. The height and width of the section are 33.8 in and 11.5 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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