Dimensions and section properties for WT15X163

Structural sectional properties for a WT15X163 standard steel section

steel section diagram

US Customary Units

DescriptionSymbolValue
Shape Category / DesignationTypeWT
Section NameNameWT15X163
Cross Sectional AreaA48 in2
Section Widthb15.4 in
Section Depthd16.2 in
Flange thicknesstf2.05 in
Web thicknesstw1.14 in
Radius of Gyration about X-Xrx4.52 in
Radius of Gyrations about Y-Yry3.6 in
Moment of Inertia about X-XIx981 in4
Moment of Intertia about Y-YIy622 in4
Elastic Section Modulus about X-XSx78.8 in3
Elastic Section Modulus about Y-YSy81 in3
Plastic Section Modulus about X-XZx143 in3
Plastic Section Modulus about Y-YZy126 in3
St. Venant Torsional ConstantJ51.2 in4
Warping Torsion ConstantCw361 in6
Self Weight of sectionWeight163 lb/ft

Metric Units

DescriptionSymbolValue
Shape Category / DesignationTypeWT
Section NameNameWT15X163
Cross Sectional AreaA30968 mm2
Section Widthb391 mm
Section Depthd411 mm
Flange thicknesstf52.1 mm
Web thicknesstw29 mm
Radius of Gyration about X-Xrx115 mm
Radius of Gyrations about Y-Yry91 mm
Moment of Inertia about X-XIx408000000 mm4
Moment of Intertia about Y-YIy259000000 mm4
Elastic Section Modulus about X-XSx1291000 mm3
Elastic Section Modulus about Y-YSy1327000 mm3
Plastic Section Modulus about X-XZx2343000 mm3
Plastic Section Modulus about Y-YZy2065000 mm3
St. Venant Torsional ConstantJ21311000 mm4
Warping Torsion ConstantCw97000000000 mm6
Self Weight of sectionWeight243 kg/m

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

A WT15X163 steel section is a standard North American steel section in the WT - Tee Sections category. It weighs 163 lb/ft and has a cross sectional area of 48 in2. The height and width of the section are 16.2 in and 15.4 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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