Does S-frame wide flange steel beams(For example16WF40 )?

Paras
Paras Altair Community Member
edited March 11 in Community Q&A

Description: I am currently assessing an existing building from 1967 and I came across the wide flange steel beam labelled as 16WF40 or 18WF45 etc. Does Sframe has these sections available?

 

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  • Tayen_Aguilar_57
    Tayen_Aguilar_57
    Altair Employee

    Hello Paras, thank you for your message.

    16WF40 is an older designation for a wide flange beam from the American steel section classification system, which was used before the modern AISC (American Institute of Steel Construction) W-shape nomenclature.

    S-FRAME does not have a steel database that dates this long; however, the AISC17 (A1085) is widely considered to be the modern equivalent of this database, as the W-shape nomenclature was updated to match the same dimensions

    S-FRAME has this database available and ready to use on any member; the W16X40 section is the closest approximation to 16WF40 based on geometry:

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    With that said, if you think it's not an exact match or would rather use your section properties, you can add a custom section to S-FRAME's database using S-CALC or through a custom database:

    https://youtu.be/-E5bc_OQ300?si=qf1xtZDCSfhk3JLv

    Hopefully, this answers your questions.

    Let me know your comments! 😉

    Best,

    Tayen

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