WT 500x241.5 WT 20x162

United States

Dimensions

511 mm

depth

d_det

511 mm

depth (detailing value)

404 mm

flange width

b_f,det

403 mm

flange width (detailing value)

t_f

46 mm

flange thickness

t_f,det

46 mm

flange thickness (detailing value)

t_w

25.4 mm

web thickness

t_w,det

25.4 mm

web thickness (detailing value)

Secondary Dimensions

k_des

75.9 mm

design distance including flange thickness and web fillet

k_det

77.8 mm

detailing distance including flange thickness and web fillet

Properties

241 kg/m

weight

30,800 mm²

area

x_o

0 mm

shear center distance to centroid

e_o

202 mm

shear center distance to edge

x-x Axis

I_x

687ᴇ6 mm⁴

moment of inertia

S_x

1.77ᴇ6 mm³

elastic section modulus

Z_x

3.15ᴇ6 mm³

plastic section modulus

r_x

149 mm

radius of gyration

121 mm

distance from edge to centroidal axis

y_p

38.1 mm

vertical distance from edge to plastic neutral axis

y-y Axis

I_y

253ᴇ6 mm⁴

moment of inertia

S_y

1.26ᴇ6 mm³

elastic section modulus

Z_y

1.95ᴇ6 mm³

plastic section modulus

r_y

90.7 mm

radius of gyration

202 mm

distance from edge to centroidal axis

x_p

202 mm

horizontal distance from edge to plastic neutral axis

Torsion

16.5ᴇ6 mm⁴

torsional constant

C_w

97.2ᴇ9 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

4.4

slenderness ratio

20.1

slenderness ratio

0.76

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

365 kN-m

available flexural strength

V_n

Ω_v

1,610 kN

available shear strength

W_max

1,530 kN

maximum uniform load

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P_max

767 kN

maximum point load

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Minor Axis Bending

M_n

Ω_b

365 kN-m

available flexural strength

V_n

Ω_v

2,300 kN

available shear strength

W_max

959 kN

maximum uniform load

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P_max

479 kN

maximum point load

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Axial Strength

P_n

5,170 kN

available tensile strength

P_n

Ω_c

5,340 kN

available compressive strength

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