W 460x60 W 18x40

United States

Dimensions

455 mm

depth

d_det

454 mm

depth (detailing value)

153 mm

flange width

b_f,det

152 mm

flange width (detailing value)

t_f

13.3 mm

flange thickness

t_f,det

12.7 mm

flange thickness (detailing value)

t_w

8 mm

web thickness

t_w,det

7.94 mm

web thickness (detailing value)

Secondary Dimensions

394 mm

depth between fillets

P_B

1,490 mm

perimeter

k_des

23.5 mm

design distance including flange thickness and web fillet

k_det

30.2 mm

detailing distance including flange thickness and web fillet

k₁

20.6 mm

distance from web center to flange fillet

Properties

59.5 kg/m

weight

7,610 mm²

area

x_o

0 mm

shear center distance to centroid

e_o

76.5 mm

shear center distance to edge

r_ts

39.6 mm

effective radius of gyration

x-x Axis

I_x

255ᴇ6 mm⁴

moment of inertia

S_x

1.12ᴇ6 mm³

elastic section modulus

Z_x

1.28ᴇ6 mm³

plastic section modulus

r_x

183 mm

radius of gyration

227 mm

distance from edge to centroidal axis

y_p

227 mm

vertical distance from edge to plastic neutral axis

y-y Axis

I_y

7.95ᴇ6 mm⁴

moment of inertia

S_y

104,000 mm³

elastic section modulus

Z_y

164,000 mm³

plastic section modulus

r_y

32.3 mm

radius of gyration

76.5 mm

distance from edge to centroidal axis

x_p

76.5 mm

horizontal distance from edge to plastic neutral axis

Torsion

337,000 mm⁴

torsional constant

C_w

387ᴇ9 mm⁶

warping constant

W_no

16,900 mm²

normalized warping function

S_w1

8.6ᴇ6 mm⁴

warping statical moment

Additional Properties

t_w,det

4.76 mm

detailing value of web thickness divided by 2

P_A

1,340 mm

perimeter minus one flange surface

b_f

2t_f

5.73

slenderness ratio

t_w

50.9

slenderness ratio

Q_f

213,000 mm³

statical moment at the flange above web vertical edge

Q_w

633,000 mm³

statical moment at mid-depth of the cross section

h_o

442 mm

distance between the flange centroids

WG_i

88.9 mm

workable gage for inner flange holes

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

265 kN-m

available flexural strength

V_n

Ω_v

502 kN

available shear strength

W_max

696 kN

maximum uniform load

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P_max

348 kN

maximum point load

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Minor Axis Bending

M_n

Ω_b

33.8 kN-m

available flexural strength

V_n

Ω_v

505 kN

available shear strength

W_max

88.8 kN

maximum uniform load

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P_max

44.4 kN

maximum point load

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Axial Strength

P_n

1,280 kN

available tensile strength

P_n

Ω_c

818 kN

available compressive strength

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