Dimensions and section properties for W40X362

Structural sectional properties for a W40X362 standard steel section

steel section diagram

US Customary Units

DescriptionSymbolValue
Shape Category / DesignationTypeW
Section NameNameW40X362
Cross Sectional AreaA106 in2
Section Widthb16 in
Section Depthd40.6 in
Flange thicknesstf2.01 in
Web thicknesstw1.12 in
Radius of Gyration about X-Xrx16.5 in
Radius of Gyrations about Y-Yry3.6 in
Moment of Inertia about X-XIx28900 in4
Moment of Intertia about Y-YIy1380 in4
Elastic Section Modulus about X-XSx1420 in3
Elastic Section Modulus about Y-YSy173 in3
Plastic Section Modulus about X-XZx1640 in3
Plastic Section Modulus about Y-YZy270 in3
St. Venant Torsional ConstantJ109 in4
Warping Torsion ConstantCw513000 in6
Self Weight of sectionWeight362 lb/ft

Metric Units

DescriptionSymbolValue
Shape Category / DesignationTypeW
Section NameNameW40X362
Cross Sectional AreaA68387 mm2
Section Widthb406 mm
Section Depthd1031 mm
Flange thicknesstf51.1 mm
Web thicknesstw28.4 mm
Radius of Gyration about X-Xrx419 mm
Radius of Gyrations about Y-Yry91 mm
Moment of Inertia about X-XIx12029000000 mm4
Moment of Intertia about Y-YIy574000000 mm4
Elastic Section Modulus about X-XSx23270000 mm3
Elastic Section Modulus about Y-YSy2835000 mm3
Plastic Section Modulus about X-XZx26875000 mm3
Plastic Section Modulus about Y-YZy4425000 mm3
St. Venant Torsional ConstantJ45369000 mm4
Warping Torsion ConstantCw137759000000000 mm6
Self Weight of sectionWeight539 kg/m

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

A W40X362 steel section is a standard North American steel section in the W - Wide Flange category. It weighs 362 lb/ft and has a cross sectional area of 106 in2. The height and width of the section are 40.6 in and 16 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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