Dimensions and section properties for WT15X146

Structural sectional properties for a WT15X146 standard steel section

steel section diagram

US Customary Units

DescriptionSymbolValue
Shape Category / DesignationTypeWT
Section NameNameWT15X146
Cross Sectional AreaA43 in2
Section Widthb15.3 in
Section Depthd16 in
Flange thicknesstf1.85 in
Web thicknesstw1.02 in
Radius of Gyration about X-Xrx4.48 in
Radius of Gyrations about Y-Yry3.58 in
Moment of Inertia about X-XIx861 in4
Moment of Intertia about Y-YIy549 in4
Elastic Section Modulus about X-XSx69.6 in3
Elastic Section Modulus about Y-YSy71.9 in3
Plastic Section Modulus about X-XZx125 in3
Plastic Section Modulus about Y-YZy111 in3
St. Venant Torsional ConstantJ37.5 in4
Warping Torsion ConstantCw257 in6
Self Weight of sectionWeight146 lb/ft

Metric Units

DescriptionSymbolValue
Shape Category / DesignationTypeWT
Section NameNameWT15X146
Cross Sectional AreaA27742 mm2
Section Widthb389 mm
Section Depthd406 mm
Flange thicknesstf47 mm
Web thicknesstw25.9 mm
Radius of Gyration about X-Xrx114 mm
Radius of Gyrations about Y-Yry91 mm
Moment of Inertia about X-XIx358000000 mm4
Moment of Intertia about Y-YIy229000000 mm4
Elastic Section Modulus about X-XSx1141000 mm3
Elastic Section Modulus about Y-YSy1178000 mm3
Plastic Section Modulus about X-XZx2048000 mm3
Plastic Section Modulus about Y-YZy1819000 mm3
St. Venant Torsional ConstantJ15609000 mm4
Warping Torsion ConstantCw69000000000 mm6
Self Weight of sectionWeight217 kg/m

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

A WT15X146 steel section is a standard North American steel section in the WT - Tee Sections category. It weighs 146 lb/ft and has a cross sectional area of 43 in2. The height and width of the section are 16 in and 15.3 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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