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W 16X57 - Section Properties

The W 16X57 is a steel section with a mass of 84.8 kg/m, an overall depth of 416.6 mm and width of 180.8 mm. It has a cross-sectional area of 108.4 cm², a second moment of area Iᵧ of 31550 cm⁴, a plastic modulus Wₚₗ,ᵧ of 1720.6 cm³, to AISC Shapes Database v16.0 (SCI P363 Blue Book).

Mass
57 lb/ft (84.8 kg/m)
Depth
16.4 in (416.6 mm)
Width
7.12 in (180.8 mm)
Area
16.8 in² (108.4 cm²)
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mass (lb/ft)57 (84.8 kg/m)
h (in)16.4 (416.6 mm)
b (in)7.12 (180.8 mm)
tw (in)0.43 (10.9 mm)
tf (in)0.715 (18.2 mm)
A (in²)16.8 (108.4 cm²)
Iy (in⁴)758 (31550 cm⁴)
Wel,y (in³)92.2 (1510.9 cm³)
Wpl,y (in³)105 (1720.6 cm³)
iy (in)6.72 (17.07 cm)
Iz (in⁴)43.1 (1794 cm⁴)
Wel,z (in³)12.1 (198.28 cm³)
Wpl,z (in³)18.9 (309.72 cm³)
iz (in)1.6 (4.06 cm)
It (in⁴)2.22 (92.4 cm⁴)
Iw (in⁶)2660 (0.71 dm⁶)

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