Appendix A

Cross-sectional areas, perimeter, and costs in US dollars for different W-shapes (Nucor,
1999a, 1999b, 1999c) used for axially loaded members

W-shape Areas in2  Cost in US $ Perimeter

(per foot) = 4bf + 2d 2tw 
(in)

W6 9 268 135 2722

W8 10 296 150 3120
W10 12 354 180 3520
W6 12 355 180 2760
W8 13 384 195 3152
W12 14 416 224 3930
W10 15 441 225 3552
W6 15 443 225 3548
W8 15 444 225 3179
W12 16 471 240 3950
W6 16 474 240 2816
W10 17 499 255 3578
W8 18 526 270 3682
W12 19 557 285 3987
W10 19 562 285 3606
W6 20 587 300 3596
W8 21 616 315 3714
W12 22 648 330 4022
W14 22 649 330 4702
W10 22 649 330 4286
W8 24 708 390 4135
W6 25 734 375 3644
W10 26 761 390 4322

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W-shape Areas in2  Cost in US $ Perimeter

(per foot) = 4bf + 2d 2tw 
(in)

W12 26 765 390 4994

W14 26 769 390 4741
W8 28 825 420 4169
W12 30 879 450 5024
W10 30 884 450 4358
W14 30 885 450 5406
W8 31 913 465 4741
W10 33 971 495 5072
W14 34 1000 510 5437
W8 35 1030 525 4770
W12 35 1030 525 5064
W14 38 1120 570 5466
W10 39 1150 585 5115
W8 40 1170 600 4806
W12 40 1180 600 5531
W14 43 1260 645 5869
W12 45 1320 675 5563
W10 45 1330 675 5158
W8 48 1410 720 4864
W14 48 1410 720 5902
W10 49 1440 735 5928
W12 50 1470 750 5596
W12 53 1560 795 6341
W14 53 1560 795 5934
W10 54 1580 810 5956
W12 58 1700 870 6370
W8 58 1710 870 4936
W10 60 1760 900 5992
W14 61 1790 915 6701
W12 65 1910 1105 7146
W8 67 1970 1005 4998
W10 68 2000 1020 6038
W14 68 2000 1020 6739
W12 72 2110 1224 7180
W14 74 2180 1110 6772
W10 77 2260 1155 6090
W12 79 2320 1343 7214
W14 82 2410 1230 6812
W12 87 2560 1479 7253
W10 88 2590 1672 6153
W14 90 2650 1598 8524
W12 96 2820 1632 7296
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W14 99 2910 1757 8561

W10 100 2940 1900 6220
W12 106 3120 1802 7344
W14 109 3200 1935 8601
W10 112 3290 2128 6287
W12 120 3530 2040 7410
W14 120 3530 2130 8646
W14 132 3880 2343 8693
W12 136 3990 2312 7484
W14 145 4270 2574 9020
W12 152 4470 2736 7560
W14 159 4670 2942 9073
W12 170 5000 3400 7642
W14 176 5180 3256 9138
W12 190 5580 3800 7732
W14 193 5680 3571 9202
W12 210 6180 4200 7822
W14 211 6200 3904 9268
W12 230 6770 4600 7911
W14 233 6850 4311 9350
W12 252 7410 5040 8005
W14 257 7560 4754 9439
W12 279 8190 5580 8120
W14 283 8330 5235 9534
W12 305 8960 6176 8233
W14 311 9140 5831 9634
W12 336 9880 6804 8363
W14 342 10100 6412 9744
W14 370 10900 6937 9843
W14 398 11700 7462 9940