Does S-frame wide flange steel beams(For example16WF40 )?
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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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:
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:
Hopefully, this answers your questions.
Let me know your comments! 😉
Best,
Tayen
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