Dimensions and section properties for WT12X34

Structural sectional properties for a WT12X34 standard steel section

steel section diagram

US Customary Units

DescriptionSymbolValue
Shape Category / DesignationTypeWT
Section NameNameWT12X34
Cross Sectional AreaA10 in2
Section Widthb8.97 in
Section Depthd11.9 in
Flange thicknesstf0.585 in
Web thicknesstw0.415 in
Radius of Gyration about X-Xrx3.7 in
Radius of Gyrations about Y-Yry1.87 in
Moment of Inertia about X-XIx137 in4
Moment of Intertia about Y-YIy35.2 in4
Elastic Section Modulus about X-XSx15.6 in3
Elastic Section Modulus about Y-YSy7.85 in3
Plastic Section Modulus about X-XZx27.9 in3
Plastic Section Modulus about Y-YZy12.3 in3
St. Venant Torsional ConstantJ0.932 in4
Warping Torsion ConstantCw4.08 in6
Self Weight of sectionWeight34 lb/ft

Metric Units

DescriptionSymbolValue
Shape Category / DesignationTypeWT
Section NameNameWT12X34
Cross Sectional AreaA6452 mm2
Section Widthb228 mm
Section Depthd302 mm
Flange thicknesstf14.9 mm
Web thicknesstw10.5 mm
Radius of Gyration about X-Xrx94 mm
Radius of Gyrations about Y-Yry47 mm
Moment of Inertia about X-XIx57000000 mm4
Moment of Intertia about Y-YIy15000000 mm4
Elastic Section Modulus about X-XSx256000 mm3
Elastic Section Modulus about Y-YSy129000 mm3
Plastic Section Modulus about X-XZx457000 mm3
Plastic Section Modulus about Y-YZy202000 mm3
St. Venant Torsional ConstantJ388000 mm4
Warping Torsion ConstantCw1000000000 mm6
Self Weight of sectionWeight51 kg/m

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

A WT12X34 steel section is a standard North American steel section in the WT - Tee Sections category. It weighs 34 lb/ft and has a cross sectional area of 10 in2. The height and width of the section are 11.9 in and 8.97 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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