WT 500x374 WT 20x251.5

United States

Dimensions

533 mm

depth

d_det

533 mm

depth (detailing value)

417 mm

flange width

b_f,det

416 mm

flange width (detailing value)

t_f

70.1 mm

flange thickness

t_f,det

69.8 mm

flange thickness (detailing value)

t_w

39.1 mm

web thickness

t_w,det

39.7 mm

web thickness (detailing value)

Secondary Dimensions

k_des

100 mm

design distance including flange thickness and web fillet

k_det

102 mm

detailing distance including flange thickness and web fillet

Properties

374 kg/m

weight

47,700 mm²

area

x_o

0 mm

shear center distance to centroid

e_o

208 mm

shear center distance to edge

x-x Axis

I_x

1.14ᴇ9 mm⁴

moment of inertia

S_x

2.85ᴇ6 mm³

elastic section modulus

Z_x

5.15ᴇ6 mm³

plastic section modulus

r_x

154 mm

radius of gyration

137 mm

distance from edge to centroidal axis

y_p

57.2 mm

vertical distance from edge to plastic neutral axis

y-y Axis

I_y

425ᴇ6 mm⁴

moment of inertia

S_y

2.03ᴇ6 mm³

elastic section modulus

Z_y

3.23ᴇ6 mm³

plastic section modulus

r_y

94.5 mm

radius of gyration

208 mm

distance from edge to centroidal axis

x_p

208 mm

horizontal distance from edge to plastic neutral axis

Torsion

57.4ᴇ6 mm⁴

torsional constant

C_w

376ᴇ9 mm⁶

warping constant

W_no

0 mm²

normalized warping function

r_o

208 mm

polar radius of gyration about the shear center

Additional Properties

t_w,det

20.6 mm

detailing value of web thickness divided by 2

b_f

2t_f

2.98

slenderness ratio

13.6

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

589 kN-m

available flexural strength

V_n

Ω_v

2,580 kN

available shear strength

W_max

2,470 kN

maximum uniform load

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P_max

1,240 kN

maximum point load

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Minor Axis Bending

M_n

Ω_b

589 kN-m

available flexural strength

V_n

Ω_v

3,620 kN

available shear strength

W_max

1,540 kN

maximum uniform load

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P_max

772 kN

maximum point load

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Axial Strength

P_n

8,020 kN

available tensile strength

P_n

Ω_c

8,860 kN

available compressive strength

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