aisc_data

xsection.library.aisc_data(identifier: str, props='', units=None) → dict

Return a dictionary of cross section properties from the AISC database.

To automatically create a Section object from the AISC database, use the from_aisc() function.

Parameters:

identifier: str

The name of the section (e.g., “W10x15”).

units: object

Units object to use for conversion (default: english).

Example:

>>> from xsection.library import aisc_data
>>> aisc_data("W12x136")
>>> # {'d': 13.4, 'bf': 12.4, 'tw': 0.79, 'tf': 1.25, 'A': 39.9, 'Ix': 1240.0, 'Iy': 398.0, 'kdes': 1.85}