Dimensions and section properties for WT15X62

Structural sectional properties for a WT15X62 standard steel section

steel section diagram

US Customary Units

DescriptionSymbolValue
Shape Category / DesignationTypeWT
Section NameNameWT15X62
Cross Sectional AreaA18.2 in2
Section Widthb10.5 in
Section Depthd15.1 in
Flange thicknesstf0.93 in
Web thicknesstw0.585 in
Radius of Gyration about X-Xrx4.66 in
Radius of Gyrations about Y-Yry2.23 in
Moment of Inertia about X-XIx396 in4
Moment of Intertia about Y-YIy90.4 in4
Elastic Section Modulus about X-XSx35.3 in3
Elastic Section Modulus about Y-YSy17.2 in3
Plastic Section Modulus about X-XZx63.1 in3
Plastic Section Modulus about Y-YZy27 in3
St. Venant Torsional ConstantJ3.98 in4
Warping Torsion ConstantCw23.9 in6
Self Weight of sectionWeight62 lb/ft

Metric Units

DescriptionSymbolValue
Shape Category / DesignationTypeWT
Section NameNameWT15X62
Cross Sectional AreaA11742 mm2
Section Widthb267 mm
Section Depthd384 mm
Flange thicknesstf23.6 mm
Web thicknesstw14.9 mm
Radius of Gyration about X-Xrx118 mm
Radius of Gyrations about Y-Yry57 mm
Moment of Inertia about X-XIx165000000 mm4
Moment of Intertia about Y-YIy38000000 mm4
Elastic Section Modulus about X-XSx578000 mm3
Elastic Section Modulus about Y-YSy282000 mm3
Plastic Section Modulus about X-XZx1034000 mm3
Plastic Section Modulus about Y-YZy442000 mm3
St. Venant Torsional ConstantJ1657000 mm4
Warping Torsion ConstantCw6000000000 mm6
Self Weight of sectionWeight92 kg/m

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

A WT15X62 steel section is a standard North American steel section in the WT - Tee Sections category. It weighs 62 lb/ft and has a cross sectional area of 18.2 in2. The height and width of the section are 15.1 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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