Dimensions and section properties for W8X28

Structural sectional properties for a W8X28 standard steel section

steel section diagram

US Customary Units

DescriptionSymbolValue
Shape Category / DesignationTypeW
Section NameNameW8X28
Cross Sectional AreaA8.25 in2
Section Widthb6.54 in
Section Depthd8.06 in
Flange thicknesstf0.465 in
Web thicknesstw0.285 in
Radius of Gyration about X-Xrx3.45 in
Radius of Gyrations about Y-Yry1.62 in
Moment of Inertia about X-XIx98 in4
Moment of Intertia about Y-YIy21.7 in4
Elastic Section Modulus about X-XSx24.3 in3
Elastic Section Modulus about Y-YSy6.63 in3
Plastic Section Modulus about X-XZx27.2 in3
Plastic Section Modulus about Y-YZy10.1 in3
St. Venant Torsional ConstantJ0.537 in4
Warping Torsion ConstantCw312 in6
Self Weight of sectionWeight28 lb/ft

Metric Units

DescriptionSymbolValue
Shape Category / DesignationTypeW
Section NameNameW8X28
Cross Sectional AreaA5323 mm2
Section Widthb166 mm
Section Depthd205 mm
Flange thicknesstf11.8 mm
Web thicknesstw7.2 mm
Radius of Gyration about X-Xrx88 mm
Radius of Gyrations about Y-Yry41 mm
Moment of Inertia about X-XIx41000000 mm4
Moment of Intertia about Y-YIy9000000 mm4
Elastic Section Modulus about X-XSx398000 mm3
Elastic Section Modulus about Y-YSy109000 mm3
Plastic Section Modulus about X-XZx446000 mm3
Plastic Section Modulus about Y-YZy166000 mm3
St. Venant Torsional ConstantJ224000 mm4
Warping Torsion ConstantCw84000000000 mm6
Self Weight of sectionWeight42 kg/m

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

A W8X28 steel section is a standard North American steel section in the W - Wide Flange category. It weighs 28 lb/ft and has a cross sectional area of 8.25 in2. The height and width of the section are 8.06 in and 6.54 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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