Dimensions and section properties for WT18X131

Structural sectional properties for a WT18X131 standard steel section

steel section diagram

US Customary Units

DescriptionSymbolValue
Shape Category / DesignationTypeWT
Section NameNameWT18X131
Cross Sectional AreaA38.5 in2
Section Widthb16.6 in
Section Depthd18.4 in
Flange thicknesstf1.44 in
Web thicknesstw0.84 in
Radius of Gyration about X-Xrx5.36 in
Radius of Gyrations about Y-Yry3.76 in
Moment of Inertia about X-XIx1110 in4
Moment of Intertia about Y-YIy545 in4
Elastic Section Modulus about X-XSx77.5 in3
Elastic Section Modulus about Y-YSy65.8 in3
Plastic Section Modulus about X-XZx137 in3
Plastic Section Modulus about Y-YZy102 in3
St. Venant Torsional ConstantJ20.8 in4
Warping Torsion ConstantCw185 in6
Self Weight of sectionWeight131 lb/ft

Metric Units

DescriptionSymbolValue
Shape Category / DesignationTypeWT
Section NameNameWT18X131
Cross Sectional AreaA24839 mm2
Section Widthb422 mm
Section Depthd467 mm
Flange thicknesstf36.6 mm
Web thicknesstw21.3 mm
Radius of Gyration about X-Xrx136 mm
Radius of Gyrations about Y-Yry96 mm
Moment of Inertia about X-XIx462000000 mm4
Moment of Intertia about Y-YIy227000000 mm4
Elastic Section Modulus about X-XSx1270000 mm3
Elastic Section Modulus about Y-YSy1078000 mm3
Plastic Section Modulus about X-XZx2245000 mm3
Plastic Section Modulus about Y-YZy1671000 mm3
St. Venant Torsional ConstantJ8658000 mm4
Warping Torsion ConstantCw50000000000 mm6
Self Weight of sectionWeight195 kg/m

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

A WT18X131 steel section is a standard North American steel section in the WT - Tee Sections category. It weighs 131 lb/ft and has a cross sectional area of 38.5 in2. The height and width of the section are 18.4 in and 16.6 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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