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W40X655

Wide-Flange Beam · AISC Shapes Database v15.0 · United States

W40X655 is a wide-flange beam 1,107.4 mm deep with a 429.3 mm flange, weighing 974.7 kg/m. The dimensions below are the published AISC Shapes Database v15.0 values; the drawing is generated from them.

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Published dimensions

PropertyMetricImperial
Depth, d1,107.4 mm43.60 in
Flange width, bf429.3 mm16.90 in
Flange thickness, tf89.9 mm3.540 in
Web thickness, tw50.0 mm1.970 in
Mass per metre974.7 kg/m655.0 lb/ft
Area, A124,516 mm²193.00 in²
Second moment, Ix23,517,075,569 mm⁴56,500.0 in⁴
Second moment, Iy1,194,584,193 mm⁴2,870.0 in⁴

Derived section properties

Integrated from the section's own outline including the root and toe radii, whose arcs are integrated analytically rather than approximated by facets. For W40X655 the computed area agrees with the published value to better than 0.01% and Ix to 0.14%. Where a value is also published, the published one above is the one to quote.

PropertyValue
Elastic modulus, Zx42,530,277 mm³
Elastic modulus, Zy5,572,662 mm³
Plastic modulus, Sx50,450,860 mm³
Plastic modulus, Sy8,894,262 mm³
Radius of gyration, rx434.9 mm
Radius of gyration, ry98.0 mm

Z is the elastic modulus and S the plastic modulus, following AS 4100. Under AISC 360 the letters are reversed — S is elastic and Z is plastic.

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Where these numbers come from

Published AISC Shapes Database v15.0 values. How StructureCalcs verifies its numbers · Understanding steel section properties · Query this section over the API