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273 of 273 sizes in A992

W	d	b_f	t_w	t_f	A	I_x	S_x	Z_x	I_y
335	44	15.9	1.03	1.77	98.5	31,100	1,410	1,620	1,200
290	43.6	15.8	0.865	1.58	85.4	27,000	1,240	1,410	1,040
262	43.3	15.8	0.785	1.42	77.2	24,100	1,110	1,270	923
593	43	16.7	1.79	3.23	174	50,400	2,340	2,760	2,520
230	42.9	15.8	0.71	1.22	67.8	20,800	971	1,100	796
503	42.1	16.4	1.54	2.76	148	41,600	1,980	2,320	2,040
392	41.6	12.4	1.42	2.52	116	29,900	1,440	1,710	803
431	41.3	16.2	1.34	2.36	127	34,800	1,690	1,960	1,690
652	41.1	17.6	1.97	3.54	192	50,600	2,460	2,910	3,230
397	41	16.1	1.22	2.2	117	32,000	1,560	1,800	1,540
327	40.8	12.1	1.18	2.13	95.9	24,500	1,200	1,410	640
331	40.8	12.2	1.22	2.13	97.7	24,700	1,210	1,430	644
362	40.6	16	1.12	2.01	106	28,900	1,420	1,640	1,380
372	40.6	16.1	1.16	2.05	110	29,600	1,460	1,680	1,420
294	40.4	12	1.06	1.93	86.2	21,900	1,080	1,270	562
278	40.2	12	1.03	1.81	82.3	20,500	1,020	1,190	521
324	40.2	15.9	1	1.81	95.3	25,600	1,280	1,460	1,220
264	40	11.9	0.96	1.73	77.4	19,400	971	1,130	493
297	39.8	15.8	0.93	1.65	87.3	23,200	1,170	1,330	1,090
529	39.8	17.2	1.61	2.91	156	39,600	1,990	2,330	2,490
235	39.7	11.9	0.83	1.58	69.1	17,400	875	1,010	444
277	39.7	15.8	0.83	1.58	81.5	21,900	1,100	1,250	1,040
211	39.4	11.8	0.75	1.42	62.1	15,500	786	906	390
249	39.4	15.8	0.75	1.42	73.5	19,600	993	1,120	926
487	39.3	17.1	1.5	2.68	143	36,000	1,830	2,130	2,250
183	39	11.8	0.65	1.2	53.3	13,200	675	774	331
215	39	15.8	0.65	1.22	63.5	16,700	859	964	803
441	38.9	17	1.36	2.44	130	32,100	1,650	1,910	1,990
199	38.7	15.8	0.65	1.07	58.8	14,900	770	869	695
167	38.6	11.8	0.65	1.03	49.3	11,600	600	693	283
395	38.4	16.8	1.22	2.2	116	28,500	1,490	1,710	1,750
149	38.2	11.8	0.63	0.83	43.8	9,800	513	598	229
361	38	16.7	1.12	2.01	106	25,700	1,350	1,550	1,570
330	37.7	16.6	1.02	1.85	96.9	23,300	1,240	1,410	1,420
256	37.4	12.2	0.96	1.73	75.3	16,800	895	1,040	528
302	37.3	16.7	0.945	1.68	89	21,100	1,130	1,280	1,300
232	37.1	12.1	0.87	1.57	68	15,000	809	936	468
282	37.1	16.6	0.885	1.57	82.9	19,600	1,050	1,190	1,200
262	36.9	16.6	0.84	1.44	77.2	17,900	972	1,100	1,090
210	36.7	12.2	0.83	1.36	61.9	13,200	719	833	411
247	36.7	16.5	0.8	1.35	72.5	16,700	913	1,030	1,010
194	36.5	12.1	0.765	1.26	57	12,100	664	767	375
231	36.5	16.5	0.76	1.26	68.2	15,600	854	963	940
182	36.3	12.1	0.725	1.18	53.6	11,300	623	718	347
170	36.2	12	0.68	1.1	50	10,500	581	668	320
160	36	12	0.65	1.02	47	9,760	542	624	295
387	36	16.2	1.26	2.28	114	24,300	1,350	1,560	1,620
150	35.9	12	0.625	0.94	44.3	9,040	504	581	270
135	35.6	12	0.6	0.79	39.9	7,800	439	509	225
354	35.6	16.1	1.16	2.09	104	22,000	1,240	1,420	1,460

Selected section

W40×249

Use in Beam Calculator Open in Section Properties

Dimensions
WWeight	249
dDepth	39.4
b_fFlange width	15.8
t_wWeb thickness	0.75
t_fFlange thickness	1.42
AArea	73.5
Major axis
I_xSecond moment of area	19,600
S_xElastic modulus	993
Z_xPlastic modulus	1,120
r_xRadius of gyration	16.3
y_topCentroid to top	19.7
y_botCentroid to bottom	19.7
Minor axis
I_ySecond moment of area	926
S_yElastic modulus	118
Z_yPlastic modulus	182
r_yRadius of gyration	3.55
Torsion and warping
JTorsion constant	38.1
C_wWarping constant	334,000

Material

Standard

Grade

ASTM A992

Material and nominal capacity of W40×249 in the grade picked
Capacity (nominal, no resistance or safety factors)
Steel type	High-Strength Low-Alloy
F_yYield strength, minimum	50
F_uTensile strength, minimum	65
EModulus of elasticity	29,000
GShear modulus	11,200
νPoisson's ratio	0.3
ρDensity	490
Flexure class, AISC 360 Table B4.1	Compact, bf/2tf 5.6 (λp 9.1, λr 24.1)
P_yAxial yield, A·Fy	3,675
M_yYield moment, Sx·Fy	4,137
M_pPlastic moment, Zx·Fy	4,667

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