WT 420x236.5 WT 16.5x159

United States

Dimensions

447 mm

depth

d_det

448 mm

depth (detailing value)

406 mm

flange width

b_f,det

406 mm

flange width (detailing value)

t_f

48 mm

flange thickness

t_f,det

47.6 mm

flange thickness (detailing value)

t_w

26.4 mm

web thickness

t_w,det

27 mm

web thickness (detailing value)

Secondary Dimensions

k_des

68.1 mm

design distance including flange thickness and web fillet

k_det

81 mm

detailing distance including flange thickness and web fillet

Properties

237 kg/m

weight

30,200 mm²

area

x_o

0 mm

shear center distance to centroid

e_o

203 mm

shear center distance to edge

x-x Axis

I_x

483ᴇ6 mm⁴

moment of inertia

S_x

1.41ᴇ6 mm³

elastic section modulus

Z_x

2.52ᴇ6 mm³

plastic section modulus

r_x

127 mm

radius of gyration

102 mm

distance from edge to centroidal axis

y_p

37.1 mm

vertical distance from edge to plastic neutral axis

y-y Axis

I_y

268ᴇ6 mm⁴

moment of inertia

S_y

1.32ᴇ6 mm³

elastic section modulus

Z_y

2.05ᴇ6 mm³

plastic section modulus

r_y

94.2 mm

radius of gyration

203 mm

distance from edge to centroidal axis

x_p

203 mm

horizontal distance from edge to plastic neutral axis

Torsion

17.5ᴇ6 mm⁴

torsional constant

C_w

90ᴇ9 mm⁶

warping constant

W_no

0 mm²

normalized warping function

r_o

176 mm

polar radius of gyration about the shear center

Additional Properties

t_w,det

14.3 mm

detailing value of web thickness divided by 2

b_f

2t_f

4.23

slenderness ratio

16.9

slenderness ratio

0.804

flexural constant

WG_i

140 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

290 kN-m

available flexural strength

V_n

Ω_v

1,460 kN

available shear strength

W_max

1,220 kN

maximum uniform load

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P_max

609 kN

maximum point load

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Minor Axis Bending

M_n

Ω_b

290 kN-m

available flexural strength

V_n

Ω_v

2,420 kN

available shear strength

W_max

762 kN

maximum uniform load

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P_max

381 kN

maximum point load

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Axial Strength

P_n

5,070 kN

available tensile strength

P_n

Ω_c

5,490 kN

available compressive strength

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