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Rolled Sections

W, S, C, I, U and L section property lookup

Standards catalog

Validation: indicative · Method band: formula

Open calculator

Indicative method: Indicative closed-form or numerical model

Assumptions

  • Linear elastic material behavior unless noted otherwise.
  • User is responsible for load combinations and load factors per the selected design code.
  • Design standard (US/EU/ISO) sets unit defaults and screening check labels — not a full code worksheet.

Limitations

  • Professional screening / indicative workspace — does not replace a licensed PE or official code compliance review.
  • Where specialized evaluators are not implemented, checks map solver outputs to catalog templates for orientation only.

Engineering checks

CheckINDUSEUISO
Section area lookupimplemented———
Section inertia lookupimplemented———

Rolled Sections (rolled-sections)

Purpose

Look up geometric and structural properties for standard hot-rolled steel sections — W, S, M, C, MC, L, and HP shapes — from embedded catalog data for beam, column, and connection design.

Physics & theory

Hot-rolled structural sections are manufactured to dimensional tolerances in AISC, ASTM, and EN catalogs. Tabulated properties include depth, flange width, web thickness, area , major/minor inertia , plastic and elastic section moduli , and torsion constant .

Design modules consume these properties for bending stress , buckling slenderness , and connection geometry (cope depth, flange thickness). Weight per foot derives from area and steel density 7850 kg/m³.

Catalog entries follow AISC Steel Construction Manual dimensions; tolerances and fillet radii affect connection detailing but are not modeled in the property lookup.

Governing equations

Numerical method

Catalog lookup (engine + data.ts): section designation string maps to tabulated dimensions and properties. Interpolation between sizes not performed — nearest standard designation required.

Inputs

ParameterDescription
Section designatione.g., W12×26, C10×20
Catalog systemAISC imperial or metric
Property requested

Outputs

  • Full dimension set, structural properties, weight per length, depth/width for detailing.

Design codes & checks

  • Indicative: Section area and inertia lookup
  • US: AISC Steel Construction Manual shapes database
  • EU: EN 10365 hot rolled sections (where catalog overlap exists)

Assumptions & limitations

  • Properties from published catalog snapshots; verify against current mill literature for certified work.
  • Simple shapes only; built-up and plated sections not in catalog.
  • Torsion constant for open sections is approximate.
  • Not all international section families included.

References

  1. AISC. Steel Construction Manual, 16th ed., property tables.
  2. ASTM A6/A6M. General requirements for rolled structural steel.
  3. EN 10365:2017. Hot rolled steel channels, I and H sections.
  4. EN 1993-1-1:2005. Classification of cross-sections.
  5. PhyCalcPro verification benchmarks in src/data/verification/ where available for this module.
  6. Beer, F. P., et al. Mechanics of Materials, 8th ed. McGraw-Hill — foundational stress and deformation theory.
Maintainer note: Catalog section lookup.