Dimensions and section properties for W33X387

Structural sectional properties for a W33X387 standard steel section

steel section diagram

US Customary Units

DescriptionSymbolValue
Shape Category / DesignationTypeW
Section NameNameW33X387
Cross Sectional AreaA114 in2
Section Widthb16.2 in
Section Depthd36 in
Flange thicknesstf2.28 in
Web thicknesstw1.26 in
Radius of Gyration about X-Xrx14.6 in
Radius of Gyrations about Y-Yry3.77 in
Moment of Inertia about X-XIx24300 in4
Moment of Intertia about Y-YIy1620 in4
Elastic Section Modulus about X-XSx1350 in3
Elastic Section Modulus about Y-YSy200 in3
Plastic Section Modulus about X-XZx1560 in3
Plastic Section Modulus about Y-YZy312 in3
St. Venant Torsional ConstantJ148 in4
Warping Torsion ConstantCw459000 in6
Self Weight of sectionWeight387 lb/ft

Metric Units

DescriptionSymbolValue
Shape Category / DesignationTypeW
Section NameNameW33X387
Cross Sectional AreaA73548 mm2
Section Widthb411 mm
Section Depthd914 mm
Flange thicknesstf57.9 mm
Web thicknesstw32 mm
Radius of Gyration about X-Xrx371 mm
Radius of Gyrations about Y-Yry96 mm
Moment of Inertia about X-XIx10114000000 mm4
Moment of Intertia about Y-YIy674000000 mm4
Elastic Section Modulus about X-XSx22123000 mm3
Elastic Section Modulus about Y-YSy3277000 mm3
Plastic Section Modulus about X-XZx25564000 mm3
Plastic Section Modulus about Y-YZy5113000 mm3
St. Venant Torsional ConstantJ61602000 mm4
Warping Torsion ConstantCw123258000000000 mm6
Self Weight of sectionWeight576 kg/m

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

A W33X387 steel section is a standard North American steel section in the W - Wide Flange category. It weighs 387 lb/ft and has a cross sectional area of 114 in2. The height and width of the section are 36 in and 16.2 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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