Dimensions and section properties for WT18X326

Structural sectional properties for a WT18X326 standard steel section

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US Customary Units

DescriptionSymbolValue
Shape Category / DesignationTypeWT
Section NameNameWT18X326
Cross Sectional AreaA96.2 in2
Section Widthb17.6 in
Section Depthd20.5 in
Flange thicknesstf3.54 in
Web thicknesstw1.97 in
Radius of Gyration about X-Xrx5.74 in
Radius of Gyrations about Y-Yry4.1 in
Moment of Inertia about X-XIx3160 in4
Moment of Intertia about Y-YIy1610 in4
Elastic Section Modulus about X-XSx208 in3
Elastic Section Modulus about Y-YSy184 in3
Plastic Section Modulus about X-XZx383 in3
Plastic Section Modulus about Y-YZy290 in3
St. Venant Torsional ConstantJ295 in4
Warping Torsion ConstantCw3070 in6
Self Weight of sectionWeight325 lb/ft

Metric Units

DescriptionSymbolValue
Shape Category / DesignationTypeWT
Section NameNameWT18X326
Cross Sectional AreaA62064 mm2
Section Widthb447 mm
Section Depthd521 mm
Flange thicknesstf89.9 mm
Web thicknesstw50 mm
Radius of Gyration about X-Xrx146 mm
Radius of Gyrations about Y-Yry104 mm
Moment of Inertia about X-XIx1315000000 mm4
Moment of Intertia about Y-YIy670000000 mm4
Elastic Section Modulus about X-XSx3409000 mm3
Elastic Section Modulus about Y-YSy3015000 mm3
Plastic Section Modulus about X-XZx6276000 mm3
Plastic Section Modulus about Y-YZy4752000 mm3
St. Venant Torsional ConstantJ122788000 mm4
Warping Torsion ConstantCw824000000000 mm6
Self Weight of sectionWeight484 kg/m

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

A WT18X326 steel section is a standard North American steel section in the WT - Tee Sections category. It weighs 325 lb/ft and has a cross sectional area of 96.2 in2. The height and width of the section are 20.5 in and 17.6 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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