L 203x152x25.4 L 8x6x1

United States

Dimensions

203 mm

long leg width

152 mm

short leg width

25.4 mm

thickness

tan(α)

0.542

inclination of principal axis of inertia

Secondary Dimensions

k_des

38.1 mm

design distance including flange thickness and web fillet

k_det

38.1 mm

detailing distance including flange thickness and web fillet

Properties

65.8 kg/m

weight

8,450 mm²

area

x_o

29.2 mm

shear center distance to centroid

e_o

12.7 mm

shear center distance to edge

x-x Axis

I_x

33.7ᴇ6 mm⁴

moment of inertia

S_x

247,000 mm³

elastic section modulus

Z_x

447,000 mm³

plastic section modulus

r_x

63.2 mm

radius of gyration

67.3 mm

distance from edge to centroidal axis

y_p

36.8 mm

vertical distance from edge to plastic neutral axis

y-y Axis

I_y

16.1ᴇ6 mm⁴

moment of inertia

S_y

146,000 mm³

elastic section modulus

Z_y

265,000 mm³

plastic section modulus

r_y

43.7 mm

radius of gyration

41.9 mm

distance from edge to centroidal axis

x_p

20.8 mm

horizontal distance from edge to plastic neutral axis

z-z Axis

I_z

8.87ᴇ6 mm⁴

moment of inertia

S_z

125,000 mm³

elastic section modulus

r_z

32.5 mm

radius of gyration

w-w Axis

I_w

41ᴇ6 mm⁴

moment of inertia

S_w

294,000 mm³

elastic section modulus

r_w

69.8 mm

radius of gyration

Torsion

1.81ᴇ6 mm⁴

torsional constant

C_w

4.38ᴇ9 mm⁶

warping constant

W_no

0 mm²

normalized warping function

r_o

98.6 mm

polar radius of gyration about the shear center

Additional Properties

slenderness ratio

z_A

101 mm

distance from point a to center of gravity (z-axis)

z_B

39.1 mm

distance from point b to center of gravity (z-axis)

z_C

133 mm

distance from point c to center of gravity (z-axis)

w_A

71.1 mm

distance from point a to center of gravity (w-axis)

w_B

68.8 mm

distance from point b to center of gravity (w-axis)

w_C

39.1 mm

distance from point c to center of gravity (w-axis)

S_wA

406,000 mm³

elastic section modulus

S_wB

1.05ᴇ6 mm³

elastic section modulus

S_wC

306,000 mm³

elastic section modulus

S_zA

125,000 mm³

elastic section modulus

S_zB

129,000 mm³

elastic section modulus

S_zC

226,000 mm³

elastic section modulus

Allowable Strength Design

Beam Length

Steel Grade

Material

F_y

345 N/mm²

yield strength

F_u

448 N/mm²

ultimate tensile strength

Major Axis Bending

M_n

Ω_b

61.3 kN-m

available flexural strength

V_n

Ω_v

639 kN

available shear strength

W_max

161 kN

maximum uniform load

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P_max

80.4 kN

maximum point load

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Minor Axis Bending

M_n

Ω_b

36.2 kN-m

available flexural strength

V_n

Ω_v

479 kN

available shear strength

W_max

95 kN

maximum uniform load

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P_max

47.5 kN

maximum point load

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Axial Strength

P_n

1,420 kN

available tensile strength

P_n

Ω_c

918 kN

available compressive strength

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