Dimensions and section properties for W33X291

Structural sectional properties for a W33X291 standard steel section

steel section diagram

US Customary Units

DescriptionSymbolValue
Shape Category / DesignationTypeW
Section NameNameW33X291
Cross Sectional AreaA85.6 in2
Section Widthb15.9 in
Section Depthd34.8 in
Flange thicknesstf1.73 in
Web thicknesstw0.96 in
Radius of Gyration about X-Xrx14.4 in
Radius of Gyrations about Y-Yry3.68 in
Moment of Inertia about X-XIx17700 in4
Moment of Intertia about Y-YIy1160 in4
Elastic Section Modulus about X-XSx1020 in3
Elastic Section Modulus about Y-YSy146 in3
Plastic Section Modulus about X-XZx1160 in3
Plastic Section Modulus about Y-YZy226 in3
St. Venant Torsional ConstantJ65.1 in4
Warping Torsion ConstantCw319000 in6
Self Weight of sectionWeight291 lb/ft

Metric Units

DescriptionSymbolValue
Shape Category / DesignationTypeW
Section NameNameW33X291
Cross Sectional AreaA55226 mm2
Section Widthb404 mm
Section Depthd884 mm
Flange thicknesstf43.9 mm
Web thicknesstw24.4 mm
Radius of Gyration about X-Xrx366 mm
Radius of Gyrations about Y-Yry93 mm
Moment of Inertia about X-XIx7367000000 mm4
Moment of Intertia about Y-YIy483000000 mm4
Elastic Section Modulus about X-XSx16715000 mm3
Elastic Section Modulus about Y-YSy2393000 mm3
Plastic Section Modulus about X-XZx19009000 mm3
Plastic Section Modulus about Y-YZy3703000 mm3
St. Venant Torsional ConstantJ27097000 mm4
Warping Torsion ConstantCw85663000000000 mm6
Self Weight of sectionWeight433 kg/m

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

A W33X291 steel section is a standard North American steel section in the W - Wide Flange category. It weighs 291 lb/ft and has a cross sectional area of 85.6 in2. The height and width of the section are 34.8 in and 15.9 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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