Dimensions and section properties for W36X182

Structural sectional properties for a W36X182 standard steel section

steel section diagram

US Customary Units

DescriptionSymbolValue
Shape Category / DesignationTypeW
Section NameNameW36X182
Cross Sectional AreaA53.6 in2
Section Widthb12.1 in
Section Depthd36.3 in
Flange thicknesstf1.18 in
Web thicknesstw0.725 in
Radius of Gyration about X-Xrx14.5 in
Radius of Gyrations about Y-Yry2.55 in
Moment of Inertia about X-XIx11300 in4
Moment of Intertia about Y-YIy347 in4
Elastic Section Modulus about X-XSx623 in3
Elastic Section Modulus about Y-YSy57.6 in3
Plastic Section Modulus about X-XZx718 in3
Plastic Section Modulus about Y-YZy90.7 in3
St. Venant Torsional ConstantJ18.5 in4
Warping Torsion ConstantCw107000 in6
Self Weight of sectionWeight182 lb/ft

Metric Units

DescriptionSymbolValue
Shape Category / DesignationTypeW
Section NameNameW36X182
Cross Sectional AreaA34581 mm2
Section Widthb307 mm
Section Depthd922 mm
Flange thicknesstf30 mm
Web thicknesstw18.4 mm
Radius of Gyration about X-Xrx368 mm
Radius of Gyrations about Y-Yry65 mm
Moment of Inertia about X-XIx4703000000 mm4
Moment of Intertia about Y-YIy144000000 mm4
Elastic Section Modulus about X-XSx10209000 mm3
Elastic Section Modulus about Y-YSy944000 mm3
Plastic Section Modulus about X-XZx11766000 mm3
Plastic Section Modulus about Y-YZy1486000 mm3
St. Venant Torsional ConstantJ7700000 mm4
Warping Torsion ConstantCw28733000000000 mm6
Self Weight of sectionWeight271 kg/m

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

A W36X182 steel section is a standard North American steel section in the W - Wide Flange category. It weighs 182 lb/ft and has a cross sectional area of 53.6 in2. The height and width of the section are 36.3 in and 12.1 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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