Dimensions and section properties for WT15X45

Structural sectional properties for a WT15X45 standard steel section

steel section diagram

US Customary Units

DescriptionSymbolValue
Shape Category / DesignationTypeWT
Section NameNameWT15X45
Cross Sectional AreaA13.2 in2
Section Widthb10.4 in
Section Depthd14.8 in
Flange thicknesstf0.61 in
Web thicknesstw0.47 in
Radius of Gyration about X-Xrx4.69 in
Radius of Gyrations about Y-Yry2.09 in
Moment of Inertia about X-XIx290 in4
Moment of Intertia about Y-YIy57.3 in4
Elastic Section Modulus about X-XSx27.1 in3
Elastic Section Modulus about Y-YSy11 in3
Plastic Section Modulus about X-XZx49 in3
Plastic Section Modulus about Y-YZy17.3 in3
St. Venant Torsional ConstantJ1.41 in4
Warping Torsion ConstantCw10.5 in6
Self Weight of sectionWeight45 lb/ft

Metric Units

DescriptionSymbolValue
Shape Category / DesignationTypeWT
Section NameNameWT15X45
Cross Sectional AreaA8516 mm2
Section Widthb264 mm
Section Depthd376 mm
Flange thicknesstf15.5 mm
Web thicknesstw11.9 mm
Radius of Gyration about X-Xrx119 mm
Radius of Gyrations about Y-Yry53 mm
Moment of Inertia about X-XIx121000000 mm4
Moment of Intertia about Y-YIy24000000 mm4
Elastic Section Modulus about X-XSx444000 mm3
Elastic Section Modulus about Y-YSy180000 mm3
Plastic Section Modulus about X-XZx803000 mm3
Plastic Section Modulus about Y-YZy283000 mm3
St. Venant Torsional ConstantJ587000 mm4
Warping Torsion ConstantCw3000000000 mm6
Self Weight of sectionWeight67 kg/m

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

A WT15X45 steel section is a standard North American steel section in the WT - Tee Sections category. It weighs 45 lb/ft and has a cross sectional area of 13.2 in2. The height and width of the section are 14.8 in and 10.4 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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