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W 40X249 - Section Properties

The W 40X249 is a steel section with a mass of 370.6 kg/m, an overall depth of 1000.8 mm and width of 401.3 mm. It has a cross-sectional area of 474.2 cm², a second moment of area Iᵧ of 815814 cm⁴, a plastic modulus Wₚₗ,ᵧ of 18353.5 cm³, to AISC Shapes Database v16.0 (SCI P363 Blue Book).

Mass
249 lb/ft (370.6 kg/m)
Depth
39.4 in (1000.8 mm)
Width
15.8 in (401.3 mm)
Area
73.5 in² (474.2 cm²)
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mass (lb/ft)249 (370.6 kg/m)
h (in)39.4 (1000.8 mm)
b (in)15.8 (401.3 mm)
tw (in)0.75 (19 mm)
tf (in)1.42 (36.1 mm)
A (in²)73.5 (474.2 cm²)
Iy (in⁴)19600 (815814 cm⁴)
Wel,y (in³)993 (16272.4 cm³)
Wpl,y (in³)1120 (18353.5 cm³)
iy (in)16.3 (41.4 cm)
Iz (in⁴)926 (38543 cm⁴)
Wel,z (in³)118 (1933.7 cm³)
Wpl,z (in³)182 (2982.4 cm³)
iz (in)3.55 (9.02 cm)
It (in⁴)38.1 (1586 cm⁴)
Iw (in⁶)334000 (89.69 dm⁶)

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