Dimensions and section properties for WT20X147

Structural sectional properties for a WT20X147 standard steel section

steel section diagram

US Customary Units

DescriptionSymbolValue
Shape Category / DesignationTypeWT
Section NameNameWT20X147
Cross Sectional AreaA43.1 in2
Section Widthb12 in
Section Depthd20.2 in
Flange thicknesstf1.93 in
Web thicknesstw1.06 in
Radius of Gyration about X-Xrx6.14 in
Radius of Gyrations about Y-Yry2.55 in
Moment of Inertia about X-XIx1630 in4
Moment of Intertia about Y-YIy281 in4
Elastic Section Modulus about X-XSx111 in3
Elastic Section Modulus about Y-YSy46.7 in3
Plastic Section Modulus about X-XZx199 in3
Plastic Section Modulus about Y-YZy75 in3
St. Venant Torsional ConstantJ38.2 in4
Warping Torsion ConstantCw322 in6
Self Weight of sectionWeight147 lb/ft

Metric Units

DescriptionSymbolValue
Shape Category / DesignationTypeWT
Section NameNameWT20X147
Cross Sectional AreaA27806 mm2
Section Widthb305 mm
Section Depthd513 mm
Flange thicknesstf49 mm
Web thicknesstw26.9 mm
Radius of Gyration about X-Xrx156 mm
Radius of Gyrations about Y-Yry65 mm
Moment of Inertia about X-XIx678000000 mm4
Moment of Intertia about Y-YIy117000000 mm4
Elastic Section Modulus about X-XSx1819000 mm3
Elastic Section Modulus about Y-YSy765000 mm3
Plastic Section Modulus about X-XZx3261000 mm3
Plastic Section Modulus about Y-YZy1229000 mm3
St. Venant Torsional ConstantJ15900000 mm4
Warping Torsion ConstantCw86000000000 mm6
Self Weight of sectionWeight219 kg/m

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

A WT20X147 steel section is a standard North American steel section in the WT - Tee Sections category. It weighs 147 lb/ft and has a cross sectional area of 43.1 in2. The height and width of the section are 20.2 in and 12 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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