Dimensions and section properties for W36X529

Structural sectional properties for a W36X529 standard steel section

steel section diagram

US Customary Units

DescriptionSymbolValue
Shape Category / DesignationTypeW
Section NameNameW36X529
Cross Sectional AreaA156 in2
Section Widthb17.2 in
Section Depthd39.8 in
Flange thicknesstf2.91 in
Web thicknesstw1.61 in
Radius of Gyration about X-Xrx16 in
Radius of Gyrations about Y-Yry4 in
Moment of Inertia about X-XIx39600 in4
Moment of Intertia about Y-YIy2490 in4
Elastic Section Modulus about X-XSx1990 in3
Elastic Section Modulus about Y-YSy289 in3
Plastic Section Modulus about X-XZx2330 in3
Plastic Section Modulus about Y-YZy454 in3
St. Venant Torsional ConstantJ327 in4
Warping Torsion ConstantCw846000 in6
Self Weight of sectionWeight529 lb/ft

Metric Units

DescriptionSymbolValue
Shape Category / DesignationTypeW
Section NameNameW36X529
Cross Sectional AreaA100645 mm2
Section Widthb437 mm
Section Depthd1011 mm
Flange thicknesstf73.9 mm
Web thicknesstw40.9 mm
Radius of Gyration about X-Xrx406 mm
Radius of Gyrations about Y-Yry102 mm
Moment of Inertia about X-XIx16483000000 mm4
Moment of Intertia about Y-YIy1036000000 mm4
Elastic Section Modulus about X-XSx32610000 mm3
Elastic Section Modulus about Y-YSy4736000 mm3
Plastic Section Modulus about X-XZx38182000 mm3
Plastic Section Modulus about Y-YZy7440000 mm3
St. Venant Torsional ConstantJ136108000 mm4
Warping Torsion ConstantCw227181000000000 mm6
Self Weight of sectionWeight787 kg/m

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

A W36X529 steel section is a standard North American steel section in the W - Wide Flange category. It weighs 529 lb/ft and has a cross sectional area of 156 in2. The height and width of the section are 39.8 in and 17.2 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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