HSS22×16×3/4 square/rectangular HSS tube

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.

HSS22×16×3/4 is a rectangular tube 22 in. by 16 in. with a 3/4 in. nominal wall.

At 181.37 lb per foot it is the heaviest of the 6 HSS22×16 sizes, which run from 63.25 to 181.37 lb/ft.

For strong-axis bending its section modulus is Sx = 309 in³ and its moment of inertia Ix = 3400 in⁴, with a plastic modulus Zx = 372 in³.

Detailing dimensions

Depth (Ht)22"
Width (B)16"
Nominal wall (t)3/4"

Section properties

Weight181.37 lb/ft
Area (A)49.8 in²
Ix3400 in⁴
Sx309 in³
Zx372 in³
rx8.26 in
Iy2080 in⁴
Sy260 in³
Zy300 in³
ry6.47 in
J4130 in⁴

Other HSS22×16 sizes

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

HSS22×16×1/4HSS22×16×5/16HSS22×16×3/8HSS22×16×1/2HSS22×16×5/8

All HSS22×16 sizes and dimensions →

Similar weight HSS shapes

Comparable 181.37 lb/ft sections in other HSS tube sizes.

HSS24×14×3/4181.37 lb/ft · Sx 318 in³HSS18.000×1.000181.73 lb/ft · Sx 202 in³HSS28.000×0.625182.9 lb/ft · Sx 336 in³HSS20.000×0.875178.89 lb/ft · Sx 226 in³HSS34×10×5/8178.41 lb/ft · Sx 378 in³HSS24×20×5/8178.41 lb/ft · Sx 351 in³HSS22×22×5/8178.41 lb/ft · Sx 337 in³HSS24.000×0.750186.41 lb/ft · Sx 289 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 HSS22×16×3/4 cut, formed, or fabricated? Huntington Steel & Supply Co.

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