Dimensions and section properties for W40X183

Structural sectional properties for a W40X183 standard steel section

steel section diagram

US Customary Units

DescriptionSymbolValue
Shape Category / DesignationTypeW
Section NameNameW40X183
Cross Sectional AreaA53.3 in2
Section Widthb11.8 in
Section Depthd39 in
Flange thicknesstf1.2 in
Web thicknesstw0.65 in
Radius of Gyration about X-Xrx15.7 in
Radius of Gyrations about Y-Yry2.49 in
Moment of Inertia about X-XIx13200 in4
Moment of Intertia about Y-YIy331 in4
Elastic Section Modulus about X-XSx675 in3
Elastic Section Modulus about Y-YSy56 in3
Plastic Section Modulus about X-XZx774 in3
Plastic Section Modulus about Y-YZy88.3 in3
St. Venant Torsional ConstantJ19.3 in4
Warping Torsion ConstantCw118000 in6
Self Weight of sectionWeight183 lb/ft

Metric Units

DescriptionSymbolValue
Shape Category / DesignationTypeW
Section NameNameW40X183
Cross Sectional AreaA34387 mm2
Section Widthb300 mm
Section Depthd991 mm
Flange thicknesstf30.5 mm
Web thicknesstw16.5 mm
Radius of Gyration about X-Xrx399 mm
Radius of Gyrations about Y-Yry63 mm
Moment of Inertia about X-XIx5494000000 mm4
Moment of Intertia about Y-YIy138000000 mm4
Elastic Section Modulus about X-XSx11061000 mm3
Elastic Section Modulus about Y-YSy918000 mm3
Plastic Section Modulus about X-XZx12684000 mm3
Plastic Section Modulus about Y-YZy1447000 mm3
St. Venant Torsional ConstantJ8033000 mm4
Warping Torsion ConstantCw31687000000000 mm6
Self Weight of sectionWeight272 kg/m

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

A W40X183 steel section is a standard North American steel section in the W - Wide Flange category. It weighs 183 lb/ft and has a cross sectional area of 53.3 in2. The height and width of the section are 39 in and 11.8 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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