Dimensions and section properties for WT18X116

Structural sectional properties for a WT18X116 standard steel section

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US Customary Units

DescriptionSymbolValue
Shape Category / DesignationTypeWT
Section NameNameWT18X116
Cross Sectional AreaA34 in2
Section Widthb12.1 in
Section Depthd18.6 in
Flange thicknesstf1.57 in
Web thicknesstw0.87 in
Radius of Gyration about X-Xrx5.63 in
Radius of Gyrations about Y-Yry2.62 in
Moment of Inertia about X-XIx1080 in4
Moment of Intertia about Y-YIy234 in4
Elastic Section Modulus about X-XSx78.5 in3
Elastic Section Modulus about Y-YSy38.6 in3
Plastic Section Modulus about X-XZx140 in3
Plastic Section Modulus about Y-YZy60.9 in3
St. Venant Torsional ConstantJ19.7 in4
Warping Torsion ConstantCw151 in6
Self Weight of sectionWeight116 lb/ft

Metric Units

DescriptionSymbolValue
Shape Category / DesignationTypeWT
Section NameNameWT18X116
Cross Sectional AreaA21935 mm2
Section Widthb307 mm
Section Depthd472 mm
Flange thicknesstf39.9 mm
Web thicknesstw22.1 mm
Radius of Gyration about X-Xrx143 mm
Radius of Gyrations about Y-Yry67 mm
Moment of Inertia about X-XIx450000000 mm4
Moment of Intertia about Y-YIy97000000 mm4
Elastic Section Modulus about X-XSx1286000 mm3
Elastic Section Modulus about Y-YSy633000 mm3
Plastic Section Modulus about X-XZx2294000 mm3
Plastic Section Modulus about Y-YZy998000 mm3
St. Venant Torsional ConstantJ8200000 mm4
Warping Torsion ConstantCw41000000000 mm6
Self Weight of sectionWeight173 kg/m

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

A WT18X116 steel section is a standard North American steel section in the WT - Tee Sections category. It weighs 116 lb/ft and has a cross sectional area of 34 in2. The height and width of the section are 18.6 in and 12.1 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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