Dimensions and section properties for WT12X38

Structural sectional properties for a WT12X38 standard steel section

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US Customary Units

DescriptionSymbolValue
Shape Category / DesignationTypeWT
Section NameNameWT12X38
Cross Sectional AreaA11.2 in2
Section Widthb8.99 in
Section Depthd12 in
Flange thicknesstf0.68 in
Web thicknesstw0.44 in
Radius of Gyration about X-Xrx3.68 in
Radius of Gyrations about Y-Yry1.92 in
Moment of Inertia about X-XIx151 in4
Moment of Intertia about Y-YIy41.3 in4
Elastic Section Modulus about X-XSx16.9 in3
Elastic Section Modulus about Y-YSy9.18 in3
Plastic Section Modulus about X-XZx30.1 in3
Plastic Section Modulus about Y-YZy14.3 in3
St. Venant Torsional ConstantJ1.34 in4
Warping Torsion ConstantCw5.3 in6
Self Weight of sectionWeight38 lb/ft

Metric Units

DescriptionSymbolValue
Shape Category / DesignationTypeWT
Section NameNameWT12X38
Cross Sectional AreaA7226 mm2
Section Widthb228 mm
Section Depthd305 mm
Flange thicknesstf17.3 mm
Web thicknesstw11.2 mm
Radius of Gyration about X-Xrx93 mm
Radius of Gyrations about Y-Yry49 mm
Moment of Inertia about X-XIx63000000 mm4
Moment of Intertia about Y-YIy17000000 mm4
Elastic Section Modulus about X-XSx277000 mm3
Elastic Section Modulus about Y-YSy150000 mm3
Plastic Section Modulus about X-XZx493000 mm3
Plastic Section Modulus about Y-YZy234000 mm3
St. Venant Torsional ConstantJ558000 mm4
Warping Torsion ConstantCw1000000000 mm6
Self Weight of sectionWeight57 kg/m

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

A WT12X38 steel section is a standard North American steel section in the WT - Tee Sections category. It weighs 38 lb/ft and has a cross sectional area of 11.2 in2. The height and width of the section are 12 in and 8.99 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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