What does W8x24 mean?

What does W8x24 mean?

Wide Flange Beam Specifications Chart

How are w beams named?

The wide flange beam is named due to its shape. The parallel pieces are known as flanges, which are wider than I-beam – hence the name wide flange beam – and the line drawing included piece is called the web.

What is aw beam?

W-Beams, so called because they are technically known as Wide-Flange Beams, come in a wide variety of size from 4” tall to 44” tall. Note: the size description of the W-beams are always listed as height of beam x lbs. per foot of beam (ex. 8×31 is 8” tall with a load capacity of 31 pounds per foot).

What is a flange and web?

Let’s start with the basics: The horizontal pieces are known as flanges, and the vertical piece is called the web. The flanges resist bending while the web takes on the shear force. An I-beam has tapered flanges with a narrower flange than most wide flange beams, making it a lighter building material.

What is WF beam?

Wide Flange beam is a structural steel section on which the flanges are not tapered, but have equal thickness from the tip to the web and are at right angles at the web.

What is the difference between W beam and H beam?

Similar to W-beams, H-beams have inner and outer flange surfaces that run parallel. However, in H-beams the width of the flanges is approximately equal with the beam depth. The beam also displays an even thickness throughout. Beams serve as the basis for support in many constructions and engineering projects.

How do you measure a beam?

The beam diameter is simply twice the beam radius, and can be measured anywhere along the propagation axis. The focal spot size can therefore be very small, and when it is, the beam size varies very rapidly along the propagation axis.