2L8×8×1-1/8 double angle

Detailing dimensions and section properties from the AISC Shapes Database, 16th Edition. Values are shown to the nearest 1/16 in. as they appear on a shop drawing.

2L8×8×1-1/8 has equal 8 in. legs, 1 1/8 in. thick, in contact back to back.

At 114 lb per foot it is one of the 21 2L8×8 sizes, which run from 52.8 to 114 lb/ft.

For strong-axis bending its section modulus is Sx = 35 in³ and its moment of inertia Ix = 196 in⁴, with a plastic modulus Zx = 63.2 in³.

Detailing dimensions

Long leg8"
Short leg8"
Thickness (t)1 1/8"

Section properties

Weight114 lb/ft
Area (A)33.6 in²
Ix196 in⁴
Sx35 in³
Zx63.2 in³
rx2.41 in
Iy391 in⁴
Sy48.9 in³
Zy80.6 in³
ry3.41 in

Other 2L8×8 sizes

Same nominal size, different weight — useful when you are checking a substitution or a lighter section.

2L8×8×1/22L8×8×1/2×3/82L8×8×1/2×3/42L8×8×9/162L8×8×9/16×3/82L8×8×9/16×3/42L8×8×5/82L8×8×5/8×3/82L8×8×5/8×3/42L8×8×3/42L8×8×3/4×3/82L8×8×3/4×3/42L8×8×7/82L8×8×7/8×3/82L8×8×7/8×3/42L8×8×12L8×8×1×3/82L8×8×1×3/42L8×8×1-1/8×3/82L8×8×1-1/8×3/4

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Similar weight double angles

Comparable 114 lb/ft sections in other double angle sizes.

2L10×10×7/8114 lb/ft · Sx 43.8 in³2L10×10×7/8×3/4114 lb/ft · Sx 43.8 in³2L10×10×7/8×1-1/2114 lb/ft · Sx 43.8 in³2L10×10×1129 lb/ft · Sx 49.6 in³2L10×10×1×3/4129 lb/ft · Sx 49.6 in³2L10×10×1×1-1/2129 lb/ft · Sx 49.6 in³2L10×10×3/498.2 lb/ft · Sx 38.4 in³2L10×10×3/4×3/498.2 lb/ft · Sx 38.4 in³

Detailing values are rounded to the nearest 1/16 in. per the AISC Steel Construction Manual. Verify critical dimensions against the current Manual before fabrication. Need 2L8×8×1-1/8 cut, formed, or fabricated? Huntington Steel & Supply Co.

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