Dimensions and section properties for W36X160

Structural sectional properties for a W36X160 standard steel section

steel section diagram

US Customary Units

DescriptionSymbolValue
Shape Category / DesignationTypeW
Section NameNameW36X160
Cross Sectional AreaA47 in2
Section Widthb12 in
Section Depthd36 in
Flange thicknesstf1.02 in
Web thicknesstw0.65 in
Radius of Gyration about X-Xrx14.4 in
Radius of Gyrations about Y-Yry2.5 in
Moment of Inertia about X-XIx9760 in4
Moment of Intertia about Y-YIy295 in4
Elastic Section Modulus about X-XSx542 in3
Elastic Section Modulus about Y-YSy49.1 in3
Plastic Section Modulus about X-XZx624 in3
Plastic Section Modulus about Y-YZy77.3 in3
St. Venant Torsional ConstantJ12.4 in4
Warping Torsion ConstantCw90200 in6
Self Weight of sectionWeight160 lb/ft

Metric Units

DescriptionSymbolValue
Shape Category / DesignationTypeW
Section NameNameW36X160
Cross Sectional AreaA30323 mm2
Section Widthb305 mm
Section Depthd914 mm
Flange thicknesstf25.9 mm
Web thicknesstw16.5 mm
Radius of Gyration about X-Xrx366 mm
Radius of Gyrations about Y-Yry64 mm
Moment of Inertia about X-XIx4062000000 mm4
Moment of Intertia about Y-YIy123000000 mm4
Elastic Section Modulus about X-XSx8882000 mm3
Elastic Section Modulus about Y-YSy805000 mm3
Plastic Section Modulus about X-XZx10226000 mm3
Plastic Section Modulus about Y-YZy1267000 mm3
St. Venant Torsional ConstantJ5161000 mm4
Warping Torsion ConstantCw24222000000000 mm6
Self Weight of sectionWeight238 kg/m

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

A W36X160 steel section is a standard North American steel section in the W - Wide Flange category. It weighs 160 lb/ft and has a cross sectional area of 47 in2. The height and width of the section are 36 in and 12 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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