Steel W Section

The horizontal elements of the i are flanges and the vertical element is the web.

Steel w section. An i beam also known as h beam w beam universal beam rolled steel joist or double t is a beam with an i or h shaped cross section. Here you can find properties of w sections steel beams such as cross sectional area width to thickness ratio width of flange depth of section thickness of web clear depth to thickness ratio of web mass of the section moment of inertia radius of gyration and plastic modulus. W 4 x 13 w 5 x1 6 x 19 w 6 x 9 x 12 x 16 w 6 x 15 x 20 x 25 w 8 x 10 x 13 x 15 w 8 x 18 x 21 w 8 x 24 x 28 w 8 x 31 x 35.

The web resists shear forces while the flanges resist most of the bending moment experienced by the beam. American standard steel c channels. The euler bernoulli beam equation shows that the i shaped section is a ver.

They are also known as h sections universal columns wide flange beams or w type i beams. W property table shape depth flange width flange thickness web thickness area sx sy inch inch inch inch in2 in3 in3 w44x335 44 16 1 77 1 02 98 3 1410 151 w44x290 43 6 15 8 1 58 0 87 85 8 1240 132 w44x262 43 3 15 8 1 42 0 79 77 2 1120 118 w44x230 42 9 15 8 1 22 0 71 67 7 971 101 w40x593 43 16 7 3 23 1 79 174 2340 302. W27 161 is an i beam with a depth of 27 inches and having a nominal weight per foot of 161 lbf ft.

Mechanics forces acceleration displacement vectors motion momentum energy of objects and more. W depth inches weight per unit length pound force per foot for example. W wide flange steel beam i shaped cross section have parallel flange surfaces.

I beams are usually made of structural steel and are used in construction and civil engineering. S american standard beam i shaped cross section have a slope on the inner flange surfaces. Welcome to our w shapes free cad downloads page.

The steel w section i beams are widely used in building structures bridges ships. When designing a steel section or doing structural calculation regarding steel sections it is important to know the right properties of each section. Sort the table below according to any property and select a cad file to download using the reference links in the left most column.