Dimensions and section properties for WT15X54

Structural sectional properties for a WT15X54 standard steel section

steel section diagram

US Customary Units

DescriptionSymbolValue
Shape Category / DesignationTypeWT
Section NameNameWT15X54
Cross Sectional AreaA15.9 in2
Section Widthb10.5 in
Section Depthd14.9 in
Flange thicknesstf0.76 in
Web thicknesstw0.545 in
Radius of Gyration about X-Xrx4.69 in
Radius of Gyrations about Y-Yry2.15 in
Moment of Inertia about X-XIx349 in4
Moment of Intertia about Y-YIy73 in4
Elastic Section Modulus about X-XSx32 in3
Elastic Section Modulus about Y-YSy13.9 in3
Plastic Section Modulus about X-XZx57.7 in3
Plastic Section Modulus about Y-YZy21.9 in3
St. Venant Torsional ConstantJ2.49 in4
Warping Torsion ConstantCw17.3 in6
Self Weight of sectionWeight54 lb/ft

Metric Units

DescriptionSymbolValue
Shape Category / DesignationTypeWT
Section NameNameWT15X54
Cross Sectional AreaA10258 mm2
Section Widthb267 mm
Section Depthd378 mm
Flange thicknesstf19.3 mm
Web thicknesstw13.8 mm
Radius of Gyration about X-Xrx119 mm
Radius of Gyrations about Y-Yry55 mm
Moment of Inertia about X-XIx145000000 mm4
Moment of Intertia about Y-YIy30000000 mm4
Elastic Section Modulus about X-XSx524000 mm3
Elastic Section Modulus about Y-YSy228000 mm3
Plastic Section Modulus about X-XZx946000 mm3
Plastic Section Modulus about Y-YZy359000 mm3
St. Venant Torsional ConstantJ1036000 mm4
Warping Torsion ConstantCw5000000000 mm6
Self Weight of sectionWeight80 kg/m

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

A WT15X54 steel section is a standard North American steel section in the WT - Tee Sections category. It weighs 54 lb/ft and has a cross sectional area of 15.9 in2. The height and width of the section are 14.9 in and 10.5 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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