Dimensions and section properties for WT20X132

Structural sectional properties for a WT20X132 standard steel section

steel section diagram

US Customary Units

DescriptionSymbolValue
Shape Category / DesignationTypeWT
Section NameNameWT20X132
Cross Sectional AreaA38.7 in2
Section Widthb11.9 in
Section Depthd20 in
Flange thicknesstf1.73 in
Web thicknesstw0.96 in
Radius of Gyration about X-Xrx6.11 in
Radius of Gyrations about Y-Yry2.52 in
Moment of Inertia about X-XIx1450 in4
Moment of Intertia about Y-YIy246 in4
Elastic Section Modulus about X-XSx99.2 in3
Elastic Section Modulus about Y-YSy41.3 in3
Plastic Section Modulus about X-XZx178 in3
Plastic Section Modulus about Y-YZy66 in3
St. Venant Torsional ConstantJ27.9 in4
Warping Torsion ConstantCw233 in6
Self Weight of sectionWeight132 lb/ft

Metric Units

DescriptionSymbolValue
Shape Category / DesignationTypeWT
Section NameNameWT20X132
Cross Sectional AreaA24968 mm2
Section Widthb302 mm
Section Depthd508 mm
Flange thicknesstf43.9 mm
Web thicknesstw24.4 mm
Radius of Gyration about X-Xrx155 mm
Radius of Gyrations about Y-Yry64 mm
Moment of Inertia about X-XIx604000000 mm4
Moment of Intertia about Y-YIy102000000 mm4
Elastic Section Modulus about X-XSx1626000 mm3
Elastic Section Modulus about Y-YSy677000 mm3
Plastic Section Modulus about X-XZx2917000 mm3
Plastic Section Modulus about Y-YZy1082000 mm3
St. Venant Torsional ConstantJ11613000 mm4
Warping Torsion ConstantCw63000000000 mm6
Self Weight of sectionWeight196 kg/m

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

A WT20X132 steel section is a standard North American steel section in the WT - Tee Sections category. It weighs 132 lb/ft and has a cross sectional area of 38.7 in2. The height and width of the section are 20 in and 11.9 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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