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W 14X159 - Section Properties

The W 14X159 is a steel section with a mass of 236.6 kg/m, an overall depth of 381 mm and width of 396.2 mm. It has a cross-sectional area of 301.3 cm², a second moment of area Iᵧ of 79084 cm⁴, a plastic modulus Wₚₗ,ᵧ of 4703.1 cm³, to AISC Shapes Database v16.0 (SCI P363 Blue Book).

Mass
159 lb/ft (236.6 kg/m)
Depth
15 in (381 mm)
Width
15.6 in (396.2 mm)
Area
46.7 in² (301.3 cm²)
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mass (lb/ft)159 (236.6 kg/m)
h (in)15 (381 mm)
b (in)15.6 (396.2 mm)
tw (in)0.745 (18.9 mm)
tf (in)1.19 (30.2 mm)
A (in²)46.7 (301.3 cm²)
Iy (in⁴)1900 (79084 cm⁴)
Wel,y (in³)254 (4162.3 cm³)
Wpl,y (in³)287 (4703.1 cm³)
iy (in)6.38 (16.21 cm)
Iz (in⁴)748 (31134 cm⁴)
Wel,z (in³)96.2 (1576.4 cm³)
Wpl,z (in³)146 (2392.5 cm³)
iz (in)4 (10.16 cm)
It (in⁴)19.7 (820 cm⁴)
Iw (in⁶)35600 (9.56 dm⁶)

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