Dimensions and section properties for WT18X97

Structural sectional properties for a WT18X97 standard steel section

steel section diagram

US Customary Units

DescriptionSymbolValue
Shape Category / DesignationTypeWT
Section NameNameWT18X97
Cross Sectional AreaA28.5 in2
Section Widthb12.1 in
Section Depthd18.2 in
Flange thicknesstf1.26 in
Web thicknesstw0.765 in
Radius of Gyration about X-Xrx5.62 in
Radius of Gyrations about Y-Yry2.56 in
Moment of Inertia about X-XIx901 in4
Moment of Intertia about Y-YIy187 in4
Elastic Section Modulus about X-XSx67 in3
Elastic Section Modulus about Y-YSy30.9 in3
Plastic Section Modulus about X-XZx120 in3
Plastic Section Modulus about Y-YZy48.8 in3
St. Venant Torsional ConstantJ11.1 in4
Warping Torsion ConstantCw92.7 in6
Self Weight of sectionWeight97 lb/ft

Metric Units

DescriptionSymbolValue
Shape Category / DesignationTypeWT
Section NameNameWT18X97
Cross Sectional AreaA18387 mm2
Section Widthb307 mm
Section Depthd462 mm
Flange thicknesstf32 mm
Web thicknesstw19.4 mm
Radius of Gyration about X-Xrx143 mm
Radius of Gyrations about Y-Yry65 mm
Moment of Inertia about X-XIx375000000 mm4
Moment of Intertia about Y-YIy78000000 mm4
Elastic Section Modulus about X-XSx1098000 mm3
Elastic Section Modulus about Y-YSy506000 mm3
Plastic Section Modulus about X-XZx1966000 mm3
Plastic Section Modulus about Y-YZy800000 mm3
St. Venant Torsional ConstantJ4620000 mm4
Warping Torsion ConstantCw25000000000 mm6
Self Weight of sectionWeight144 kg/m

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

A WT18X97 steel section is a standard North American steel section in the WT - Tee Sections category. It weighs 97 lb/ft and has a cross sectional area of 28.5 in2. The height and width of the section are 18.2 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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