Dimensions and section properties for W33X263

Structural sectional properties for a W33X263 standard steel section

steel section diagram

US Customary Units

DescriptionSymbolValue
Shape Category / DesignationTypeW
Section NameNameW33X263
Cross Sectional AreaA77.4 in2
Section Widthb15.8 in
Section Depthd34.5 in
Flange thicknesstf1.57 in
Web thicknesstw0.87 in
Radius of Gyration about X-Xrx14.3 in
Radius of Gyrations about Y-Yry3.66 in
Moment of Inertia about X-XIx15900 in4
Moment of Intertia about Y-YIy1040 in4
Elastic Section Modulus about X-XSx919 in3
Elastic Section Modulus about Y-YSy131 in3
Plastic Section Modulus about X-XZx1040 in3
Plastic Section Modulus about Y-YZy202 in3
St. Venant Torsional ConstantJ48.7 in4
Warping Torsion ConstantCw281000 in6
Self Weight of sectionWeight263 lb/ft

Metric Units

DescriptionSymbolValue
Shape Category / DesignationTypeW
Section NameNameW33X263
Cross Sectional AreaA49935 mm2
Section Widthb401 mm
Section Depthd876 mm
Flange thicknesstf39.9 mm
Web thicknesstw22.1 mm
Radius of Gyration about X-Xrx363 mm
Radius of Gyrations about Y-Yry93 mm
Moment of Inertia about X-XIx6618000000 mm4
Moment of Intertia about Y-YIy433000000 mm4
Elastic Section Modulus about X-XSx15060000 mm3
Elastic Section Modulus about Y-YSy2147000 mm3
Plastic Section Modulus about X-XZx17043000 mm3
Plastic Section Modulus about Y-YZy3310000 mm3
St. Venant Torsional ConstantJ20270000 mm4
Warping Torsion ConstantCw75459000000000 mm6
Self Weight of sectionWeight391 kg/m

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

A W33X263 steel section is a standard North American steel section in the W - Wide Flange category. It weighs 263 lb/ft and has a cross sectional area of 77.4 in2. The height and width of the section are 34.5 in and 15.8 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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