Dimensions and section properties for W40X211

Structural sectional properties for a W40X211 standard steel section

steel section diagram

US Customary Units

DescriptionSymbolValue
Shape Category / DesignationTypeW
Section NameNameW40X211
Cross Sectional AreaA62.1 in2
Section Widthb11.8 in
Section Depthd39.4 in
Flange thicknesstf1.42 in
Web thicknesstw0.75 in
Radius of Gyration about X-Xrx15.8 in
Radius of Gyrations about Y-Yry2.51 in
Moment of Inertia about X-XIx15500 in4
Moment of Intertia about Y-YIy390 in4
Elastic Section Modulus about X-XSx786 in3
Elastic Section Modulus about Y-YSy66.1 in3
Plastic Section Modulus about X-XZx906 in3
Plastic Section Modulus about Y-YZy105 in3
St. Venant Torsional ConstantJ30.4 in4
Warping Torsion ConstantCw141000 in6
Self Weight of sectionWeight211 lb/ft

Metric Units

DescriptionSymbolValue
Shape Category / DesignationTypeW
Section NameNameW40X211
Cross Sectional AreaA40064 mm2
Section Widthb300 mm
Section Depthd1001 mm
Flange thicknesstf36.1 mm
Web thicknesstw19.1 mm
Radius of Gyration about X-Xrx401 mm
Radius of Gyrations about Y-Yry64 mm
Moment of Inertia about X-XIx6452000000 mm4
Moment of Intertia about Y-YIy162000000 mm4
Elastic Section Modulus about X-XSx12880000 mm3
Elastic Section Modulus about Y-YSy1083000 mm3
Plastic Section Modulus about X-XZx14847000 mm3
Plastic Section Modulus about Y-YZy1721000 mm3
St. Venant Torsional ConstantJ12653000 mm4
Warping Torsion ConstantCw37864000000000 mm6
Self Weight of sectionWeight314 kg/m

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

A W40X211 steel section is a standard North American steel section in the W - Wide Flange category. It weighs 211 lb/ft and has a cross sectional area of 62.1 in2. The height and width of the section are 39.4 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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