Dimensions and section properties for WT12X47

Structural sectional properties for a WT12X47 standard steel section

steel section diagram

US Customary Units

DescriptionSymbolValue
Shape Category / DesignationTypeWT
Section NameNameWT12X47
Cross Sectional AreaA13.8 in2
Section Widthb9.07 in
Section Depthd12.2 in
Flange thicknesstf0.875 in
Web thicknesstw0.515 in
Radius of Gyration about X-Xrx3.67 in
Radius of Gyrations about Y-Yry1.98 in
Moment of Inertia about X-XIx186 in4
Moment of Intertia about Y-YIy54.5 in4
Elastic Section Modulus about X-XSx20.3 in3
Elastic Section Modulus about Y-YSy12 in3
Plastic Section Modulus about X-XZx36.1 in3
Plastic Section Modulus about Y-YZy18.7 in3
St. Venant Torsional ConstantJ2.62 in4
Warping Torsion ConstantCw9.57 in6
Self Weight of sectionWeight47 lb/ft

Metric Units

DescriptionSymbolValue
Shape Category / DesignationTypeWT
Section NameNameWT12X47
Cross Sectional AreaA8903 mm2
Section Widthb230 mm
Section Depthd310 mm
Flange thicknesstf22.2 mm
Web thicknesstw13.1 mm
Radius of Gyration about X-Xrx93 mm
Radius of Gyrations about Y-Yry50 mm
Moment of Inertia about X-XIx77000000 mm4
Moment of Intertia about Y-YIy23000000 mm4
Elastic Section Modulus about X-XSx333000 mm3
Elastic Section Modulus about Y-YSy197000 mm3
Plastic Section Modulus about X-XZx592000 mm3
Plastic Section Modulus about Y-YZy306000 mm3
St. Venant Torsional ConstantJ1091000 mm4
Warping Torsion ConstantCw3000000000 mm6
Self Weight of sectionWeight70 kg/m

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

A WT12X47 steel section is a standard North American steel section in the WT - Tee Sections category. It weighs 47 lb/ft and has a cross sectional area of 13.8 in2. The height and width of the section are 12.2 in and 9.07 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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