WT 500x221.5 WT 20x148.5

United States

Dimensions

505 mm

depth

d_det

505 mm

depth (detailing value)

401 mm

flange width

b_f,det

403 mm

flange width (detailing value)

t_f

41.9 mm

flange thickness

t_f,det

41.3 mm

flange thickness (detailing value)

t_w

23.6 mm

web thickness

t_w,det

23.8 mm

web thickness (detailing value)

Secondary Dimensions

k_des

71.9 mm

design distance including flange thickness and web fillet

k_det

74.6 mm

detailing distance including flange thickness and web fillet

Properties

221 kg/m

weight

28,100 mm²

area

x_o

0 mm

shear center distance to centroid

e_o

201 mm

shear center distance to edge

x-x Axis

I_x

624ᴇ6 mm⁴

moment of inertia

S_x

1.62ᴇ6 mm³

elastic section modulus

Z_x

2.88ᴇ6 mm³

plastic section modulus

r_x

149 mm

radius of gyration

120 mm

distance from edge to centroidal axis

y_p

35.1 mm

vertical distance from edge to plastic neutral axis

y-y Axis

I_y

227ᴇ6 mm⁴

moment of inertia

S_y

1.13ᴇ6 mm³

elastic section modulus

Z_y

1.75ᴇ6 mm³

plastic section modulus

r_y

89.9 mm

radius of gyration

201 mm

distance from edge to centroidal axis

x_p

201 mm

horizontal distance from edge to plastic neutral axis

Torsion

12.7ᴇ6 mm⁴

torsional constant

C_w

74.9ᴇ9 mm⁶

warping constant

W_no

0 mm²

normalized warping function

r_o

200 mm

polar radius of gyration about the shear center

Additional Properties

t_w,det

12.7 mm

detailing value of web thickness divided by 2

b_f

2t_f

4.8

slenderness ratio

21.4

slenderness ratio

0.756

flexural constant

WG_i

190 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

325 kN-m

available flexural strength

V_n

Ω_v

1,480 kN

available shear strength

W_max

1,400 kN

maximum uniform load

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P_max

702 kN

maximum point load

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Minor Axis Bending

M_n

Ω_b

335 kN-m

available flexural strength

V_n

Ω_v

2,080 kN

available shear strength

W_max

878 kN

maximum uniform load

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P_max

439 kN

maximum point load

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Axial Strength

P_n

4,730 kN

available tensile strength

P_n

Ω_c

4,710 kN

available compressive strength

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