CivilAxisCivilAxis
☕ Support🌐 Community

W 40X294 - Section Properties

The W 40X294 is a steel section with a mass of 437.5 kg/m, an overall depth of 1026.2 mm and width of 304.8 mm. It has a cross-sectional area of 556.1 cm², a second moment of area Iᵧ of 911547 cm⁴, a plastic modulus Wₚₗ,ᵧ of 20811.6 cm³, to AISC Shapes Database v16.0 (SCI P363 Blue Book).

Mass
294 lb/ft (437.5 kg/m)
Depth
40.4 in (1026.2 mm)
Width
12 in (304.8 mm)
Area
86.2 in² (556.1 cm²)
🔍 Open the full Steel CatalogueRun EC3 capacity checks on W 40X294
mass (lb/ft)294 (437.5 kg/m)
h (in)40.4 (1026.2 mm)
b (in)12 (304.8 mm)
tw (in)1.06 (26.9 mm)
tf (in)1.93 (49 mm)
A (in²)86.2 (556.1 cm²)
Iy (in⁴)21900 (911547 cm⁴)
Wel,y (in³)1080 (17698 cm³)
Wpl,y (in³)1270 (20811.6 cm³)
iy (in)15.9 (40.39 cm)
Iz (in⁴)562 (23392 cm⁴)
Wel,z (in³)93.5 (1532.2 cm³)
Wpl,z (in³)150 (2458.1 cm³)
iz (in)2.55 (6.48 cm)
It (in⁴)76.6 (3188 cm⁴)
Iw (in⁶)208000 (55.86 dm⁶)

Related W sizes

W 40X199W 40X392W 40X331W 40X327W 40X278W 40X264W 40X235W 40X211

Learn more

📘 How to read a steel section table (UB, UC, IPE, HE)📘 Section modulus explained: elastic (Wel) vs plastic (Wpl)📘 IPE vs HE (HEA/HEB): choosing a European steel beam
All W sizes
AISC W-Shapes (Wide-Flange)
Full steel section tables
Every UB, UC, hollow, channel & angle section
Open the interactive tool
Search, compare & run EC3 capacity checks
Rate this
No ratings yet
Sign in to join the discussion.
Loading…