 Cross-Section Properties

W 6x16
Geometry
Depth h 159.5 mm
W 6x16
 ASTM A 6/A 6M-07
Width b 102.4 mm
 --
Web thickness tw 6.6 mm 102.4

Flange thickness tf 10.4 mm

10.4
Inner depth between flanges hi 138.7 mm 6.4

Root fillet radius r1 6.4 mm

Depth of straight portion of web d 126.0 mm
Distance k 16.8 mm

159.5
Distance k1 14.2 mm y

Sectional Area
6.6

Sectional area A 30.58 cm

Bending
z
Area moment of inertia about y-axis Iy 1336.10 cm
Area moment of inertia about z-axis Iz 184.39 cm
Polar area moment of inertia Ip 1520.49 cm
Radius of gyration about y-axis iy 66.0 mm

Radius of gyration about z-axis iz 24.6 mm

Polar radius of gyration ip 70.5 mm

Maximum statical moment of area about y-axis max Sy 95.70 cm

Maximum statical moment of area about z-axis max Sz 13.63 cm
Elastic section modulus about y-axis Wy 167.15 cm
Elastic section modulus about z-axis Wz 36.05 cm

Shear
Shear area in y-direction Ay 17.48 cm
Shear area in z-direction Az 9.16 cm

Torsion
Torsional constant It 9.16 cm
Secondary torsional constant It,s 972.07 cm
Section modulus for torsion Wt 8.79 cm

Warping
Warping ordinate with respect to shear center max ω 38.19 cm
Warping constant with respect to shear center Iω 10258.07 cm
Warping radius of gyration with respect to shear center iω 26.0 mm

Warping section modulus with respect to shear center Wω 268.58 cm

Maximum warping statical moment with respect to shear center max Sω 100.73 cm

Plasticity
Plastic section modulus about y-axis W pl,y 191.73 cm
Plastic section modulus about z-axis W pl,z 55.55 cm
Plastic warping section modulus with respect to shear center W pl,ω 406.73 cm
Plastic section modulus of webs about y-axis W pl,y,webs 31.75 cm
Plastic section modulus of flanges about z-axis W pl,z,flanges 54.56 cm
Plastic shape factor about y-axis αpl,y 1.147 --

Plastic shape factor about z-axis αpl,z 1.541 --

Plastic shape factor with respect to shear center αpl,ω 1.500 --

Plastic shear area in y-direction Apl,y 21.32 cm

Plastic shear area in z-direction Apl,z 9.85 cm
Plastic limiting axial force Npl 724.430 kN

Plastic limiting shear force in y-direction Vpl,y 289.263 kN

Plastic limiting shear force in z-direction Vpl,z 133.594 kN

Plastic limiting bending moment about y-axis Mpl,y 45.37 kNm

Plastic limiting bending moment about z-axis Mpl,z 13.22 kNm

Other
Ultimate resistance to axial force Nu 724.430 kN
Weight G 24.0 kg/m
Surface area per unit length Am 0.704 m /m
Volume V 3058.06 cm /m
Section factor Am/V 230.330 1/m

Web area Aw 9.16 cm