Dimensions and section properties for WT12X185

Structural sectional properties for a WT12X185 standard steel section

steel section diagram

US Customary Units

DescriptionSymbolValue
Shape Category / DesignationTypeWT
Section NameNameWT12X185
Cross Sectional AreaA54.5 in2
Section Widthb13.7 in
Section Depthd14 in
Flange thicknesstf2.72 in
Web thicknesstw1.52 in
Radius of Gyration about X-Xrx3.78 in
Radius of Gyrations about Y-Yry3.27 in
Moment of Inertia about X-XIx779 in4
Moment of Intertia about Y-YIy581 in4
Elastic Section Modulus about X-XSx74.7 in3
Elastic Section Modulus about Y-YSy85.1 in3
Plastic Section Modulus about X-XZx140 in3
Plastic Section Modulus about Y-YZy133 in3
St. Venant Torsional ConstantJ100 in4
Warping Torsion ConstantCw553 in6
Self Weight of sectionWeight185 lb/ft

Metric Units

DescriptionSymbolValue
Shape Category / DesignationTypeWT
Section NameNameWT12X185
Cross Sectional AreaA35161 mm2
Section Widthb348 mm
Section Depthd356 mm
Flange thicknesstf69.1 mm
Web thicknesstw38.6 mm
Radius of Gyration about X-Xrx96 mm
Radius of Gyrations about Y-Yry83 mm
Moment of Inertia about X-XIx324000000 mm4
Moment of Intertia about Y-YIy242000000 mm4
Elastic Section Modulus about X-XSx1224000 mm3
Elastic Section Modulus about Y-YSy1395000 mm3
Plastic Section Modulus about X-XZx2294000 mm3
Plastic Section Modulus about Y-YZy2179000 mm3
St. Venant Torsional ConstantJ41623000 mm4
Warping Torsion ConstantCw149000000000 mm6
Self Weight of sectionWeight275 kg/m

Note: Metric units have been converted from tabulated imperial values and rounded to a reasonable number of significant figures.

A WT12X185 steel section is a standard North American steel section in the WT - Tee Sections category. It weighs 185 lb/ft and has a cross sectional area of 54.5 in2. The height and width of the section are 14 in and 13.7 in respectively.

The section has a tensile yield capacity of:

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The section has a flexural plastic moment capacity of:

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The section has a flexural elastic moment capacity of:

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