Beam Dimensions

[Thaumaturge]

Can anyone help with dimensions of W beams used in USA. The table I have only goes up to W27 and I am looking for W33x141.

[ReMark]

Depth: 33.3
Web: 0.605
Width: 11.535
Flange: 0.960

Will this do?

[Thaumaturge]

Thanks ReMARK, that will do very well.

[Hedgehog]

A table here (http://revit.autodesk.com/library/Library/Revit%20Architecture%202008%20Library/US%20Library/Families/Structural/Columns/Steel/W-Wide%20Flange-Column.txt) .

[Rupert9819]

what do those numbers mean? i take structural drafting next quarter but want to know now? can you post a picture to help explain it better

[SLW210]

what do those numbers mean? i take structural drafting next quarter but want to know now? can you post a picture to help explain it better

Those are the dimensions of the beams. If you want a head start, buy your classroom book now, it should have a list in the back.

Thaumaturge,

If you need more info or some blocks let me know.

[Thaumaturge]

SLW10,
Thanks for the offer. For details of these sections I usually use a website efunda.com but the table there only goes up to W27. Do you know a website that covers all sizes? Or maybe you have a copy of tables which you could let me have?

[Hedgehog]

Cross reference the W27 data you have with the table I posted... it should make sense & goes up to W44.

[ReMark]

Rupert9819: The numbers refer to the beam designation (W33X141), the weight per lineal foot (141), area (41.6), depth (33.3), web thickness (0.605), flange width (11.535) and the flange thickness (0.960). As for the last number, I'm stumped too. Can someone provide the last bit of info?

As for the beam "shapes", in the USofA, the typical ones are "W", "M", "S" and "HP". I'm not sure how these came to being but perhaps another forum member could enlighten us both. The "layman" will almost always refer to these shapes as "I" beams because of their distinctive profile. All beams, as you shall learn, are not created equal.

[CromCruithne]

My guess is that the last number is the "K" dimension; from outside of flange to the flat of the web, taking the weld (coping, fillet, whatever you want to call it) into account. There's also a "T" dimension that's only the flat of the web. I'll try to remember to get a full list of beam dimensions and post them.

-Crom

[SLW210]

This site will give you the basic dimensions. O'Neal Steel (http://www.onealsteel.com/stockbook.html)

The list Hedgehog gave is pretty good. If you need some DWG of the beams I can send you a few. I have a steel program in AutoCAD that pops it right up.

[Thaumaturge]

SLW210,
Thanks for the offer. Please send what you can - all help is appreciated.

ReMark,
In the U.K. the k value is the radius of gyration about the axis of the beam but the dimension shown in the table doesn't seem to support this.

[SLW210]

Here is a 3D DWG

[SLW210]

SLW210,
Thanks for the offer. Please send what you can - all help is appreciated.

ReMark,
In the U.K. the k value is the radius of gyration about the axis of the beam but the dimension shown in the table doesn't seem to support this.

In the US we go by this for k value....

[Thaumaturge]

Thanks SLW210, the `k' dimension for U.S. beams is now indelibly printed on my mind.