Dimensions and section properties for W36X231

Structural sectional properties for a W36X231 standard steel section

steel section diagram

US Customary Units

DescriptionSymbolValue
Shape Category / DesignationTypeW
Section NameNameW36X231
Cross Sectional AreaA68.2 in2
Section Widthb16.5 in
Section Depthd36.5 in
Flange thicknesstf1.26 in
Web thicknesstw0.76 in
Radius of Gyration about X-Xrx15.1 in
Radius of Gyrations about Y-Yry3.71 in
Moment of Inertia about X-XIx15600 in4
Moment of Intertia about Y-YIy940 in4
Elastic Section Modulus about X-XSx854 in3
Elastic Section Modulus about Y-YSy114 in3
Plastic Section Modulus about X-XZx963 in3
Plastic Section Modulus about Y-YZy176 in3
St. Venant Torsional ConstantJ28.7 in4
Warping Torsion ConstantCw292000 in6
Self Weight of sectionWeight231 lb/ft

Metric Units

DescriptionSymbolValue
Shape Category / DesignationTypeW
Section NameNameW36X231
Cross Sectional AreaA44000 mm2
Section Widthb419 mm
Section Depthd927 mm
Flange thicknesstf32 mm
Web thicknesstw19.3 mm
Radius of Gyration about X-Xrx384 mm
Radius of Gyrations about Y-Yry94 mm
Moment of Inertia about X-XIx6493000000 mm4
Moment of Intertia about Y-YIy391000000 mm4
Elastic Section Modulus about X-XSx13995000 mm3
Elastic Section Modulus about Y-YSy1868000 mm3
Plastic Section Modulus about X-XZx15781000 mm3
Plastic Section Modulus about Y-YZy2884000 mm3
St. Venant Torsional ConstantJ11946000 mm4
Warping Torsion ConstantCw78412000000000 mm6
Self Weight of sectionWeight344 kg/m

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

A W36X231 steel section is a standard North American steel section in the W - Wide Flange category. It weighs 231 lb/ft and has a cross sectional area of 68.2 in2. The height and width of the section are 36.5 in and 16.5 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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