Dimensions and section properties for WT18X165

Structural sectional properties for a WT18X165 standard steel section

steel section diagram

US Customary Units

DescriptionSymbolValue
Shape Category / DesignationTypeWT
Section NameNameWT18X165
Cross Sectional AreaA48.4 in2
Section Widthb16.6 in
Section Depthd18.8 in
Flange thicknesstf1.85 in
Web thicknesstw1.02 in
Radius of Gyration about X-Xrx5.39 in
Radius of Gyrations about Y-Yry3.83 in
Moment of Inertia about X-XIx1410 in4
Moment of Intertia about Y-YIy711 in4
Elastic Section Modulus about X-XSx97 in3
Elastic Section Modulus about Y-YSy85.5 in3
Plastic Section Modulus about X-XZx173 in3
Plastic Section Modulus about Y-YZy132 in3
St. Venant Torsional ConstantJ42 in4
Warping Torsion ConstantCw372 in6
Self Weight of sectionWeight165 lb/ft

Metric Units

DescriptionSymbolValue
Shape Category / DesignationTypeWT
Section NameNameWT18X165
Cross Sectional AreaA31226 mm2
Section Widthb422 mm
Section Depthd478 mm
Flange thicknesstf47 mm
Web thicknesstw25.9 mm
Radius of Gyration about X-Xrx137 mm
Radius of Gyrations about Y-Yry97 mm
Moment of Inertia about X-XIx587000000 mm4
Moment of Intertia about Y-YIy296000000 mm4
Elastic Section Modulus about X-XSx1590000 mm3
Elastic Section Modulus about Y-YSy1401000 mm3
Plastic Section Modulus about X-XZx2835000 mm3
Plastic Section Modulus about Y-YZy2163000 mm3
St. Venant Torsional ConstantJ17482000 mm4
Warping Torsion ConstantCw100000000000 mm6
Self Weight of sectionWeight246 kg/m

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

A WT18X165 steel section is a standard North American steel section in the WT - Tee Sections category. It weighs 165 lb/ft and has a cross sectional area of 48.4 in2. The height and width of the section are 18.8 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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