Dimensions and section properties for W40X372

Structural sectional properties for a W40X372 standard steel section

steel section diagram

US Customary Units

DescriptionSymbolValue
Shape Category / DesignationTypeW
Section NameNameW40X372
Cross Sectional AreaA110 in2
Section Widthb16.1 in
Section Depthd40.6 in
Flange thicknesstf2.05 in
Web thicknesstw1.16 in
Radius of Gyration about X-Xrx16.5 in
Radius of Gyrations about Y-Yry3.6 in
Moment of Inertia about X-XIx29600 in4
Moment of Intertia about Y-YIy1420 in4
Elastic Section Modulus about X-XSx1460 in3
Elastic Section Modulus about Y-YSy177 in3
Plastic Section Modulus about X-XZx1680 in3
Plastic Section Modulus about Y-YZy277 in3
St. Venant Torsional ConstantJ116 in4
Warping Torsion ConstantCw528000 in6
Self Weight of sectionWeight372 lb/ft

Metric Units

DescriptionSymbolValue
Shape Category / DesignationTypeW
Section NameNameW40X372
Cross Sectional AreaA70968 mm2
Section Widthb409 mm
Section Depthd1031 mm
Flange thicknesstf52.1 mm
Web thicknesstw29.5 mm
Radius of Gyration about X-Xrx419 mm
Radius of Gyrations about Y-Yry91 mm
Moment of Inertia about X-XIx12320000000 mm4
Moment of Intertia about Y-YIy591000000 mm4
Elastic Section Modulus about X-XSx23925000 mm3
Elastic Section Modulus about Y-YSy2901000 mm3
Plastic Section Modulus about X-XZx27530000 mm3
Plastic Section Modulus about Y-YZy4539000 mm3
St. Venant Torsional ConstantJ48283000 mm4
Warping Torsion ConstantCw141787000000000 mm6
Self Weight of sectionWeight554 kg/m

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

A W40X372 steel section is a standard North American steel section in the W - Wide Flange category. It weighs 372 lb/ft and has a cross sectional area of 110 in2. The height and width of the section are 40.6 in and 16.1 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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