Dimensions and section properties for W40X294

Structural sectional properties for a W40X294 standard steel section

steel section diagram

US Customary Units

DescriptionSymbolValue
Shape Category / DesignationTypeW
Section NameNameW40X294
Cross Sectional AreaA86.2 in2
Section Widthb12 in
Section Depthd40.4 in
Flange thicknesstf1.93 in
Web thicknesstw1.06 in
Radius of Gyration about X-Xrx15.9 in
Radius of Gyrations about Y-Yry2.55 in
Moment of Inertia about X-XIx21900 in4
Moment of Intertia about Y-YIy562 in4
Elastic Section Modulus about X-XSx1080 in3
Elastic Section Modulus about Y-YSy93.5 in3
Plastic Section Modulus about X-XZx1270 in3
Plastic Section Modulus about Y-YZy150 in3
St. Venant Torsional ConstantJ76.6 in4
Warping Torsion ConstantCw208000 in6
Self Weight of sectionWeight294 lb/ft

Metric Units

DescriptionSymbolValue
Shape Category / DesignationTypeW
Section NameNameW40X294
Cross Sectional AreaA55613 mm2
Section Widthb305 mm
Section Depthd1026 mm
Flange thicknesstf49 mm
Web thicknesstw26.9 mm
Radius of Gyration about X-Xrx404 mm
Radius of Gyrations about Y-Yry65 mm
Moment of Inertia about X-XIx9115000000 mm4
Moment of Intertia about Y-YIy234000000 mm4
Elastic Section Modulus about X-XSx17698000 mm3
Elastic Section Modulus about Y-YSy1532000 mm3
Plastic Section Modulus about X-XZx20812000 mm3
Plastic Section Modulus about Y-YZy2458000 mm3
St. Venant Torsional ConstantJ31883000 mm4
Warping Torsion ConstantCw55855000000000 mm6
Self Weight of sectionWeight438 kg/m

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

A W40X294 steel section is a standard North American steel section in the W - Wide Flange category. It weighs 294 lb/ft and has a cross sectional area of 86.2 in2. The height and width of the section are 40.4 in and 12 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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