Dimensions and section properties for WT20X162

Structural sectional properties for a WT20X162 standard steel section

steel section diagram

US Customary Units

DescriptionSymbolValue
Shape Category / DesignationTypeWT
Section NameNameWT20X162
Cross Sectional AreaA47.7 in2
Section Widthb15.9 in
Section Depthd20.1 in
Flange thicknesstf1.81 in
Web thicknesstw1 in
Radius of Gyration about X-Xrx5.88 in
Radius of Gyrations about Y-Yry3.57 in
Moment of Inertia about X-XIx1650 in4
Moment of Intertia about Y-YIy609 in4
Elastic Section Modulus about X-XSx108 in3
Elastic Section Modulus about Y-YSy76.6 in3
Plastic Section Modulus about X-XZx192 in3
Plastic Section Modulus about Y-YZy119 in3
St. Venant Torsional ConstantJ39.6 in4
Warping Torsion ConstantCw362 in6
Self Weight of sectionWeight162 lb/ft

Metric Units

DescriptionSymbolValue
Shape Category / DesignationTypeWT
Section NameNameWT20X162
Cross Sectional AreaA30774 mm2
Section Widthb404 mm
Section Depthd511 mm
Flange thicknesstf46 mm
Web thicknesstw25.4 mm
Radius of Gyration about X-Xrx149 mm
Radius of Gyrations about Y-Yry91 mm
Moment of Inertia about X-XIx687000000 mm4
Moment of Intertia about Y-YIy253000000 mm4
Elastic Section Modulus about X-XSx1770000 mm3
Elastic Section Modulus about Y-YSy1255000 mm3
Plastic Section Modulus about X-XZx3146000 mm3
Plastic Section Modulus about Y-YZy1950000 mm3
St. Venant Torsional ConstantJ16483000 mm4
Warping Torsion ConstantCw97000000000 mm6
Self Weight of sectionWeight241 kg/m

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

A WT20X162 steel section is a standard North American steel section in the WT - Tee Sections category. It weighs 162 lb/ft and has a cross sectional area of 47.7 in2. The height and width of the section are 20.1 in and 15.9 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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