Dimensions and section properties for WT20X186

Structural sectional properties for a WT20X186 standard steel section

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US Customary Units

DescriptionSymbolValue
Shape Category / DesignationTypeWT
Section NameNameWT20X186
Cross Sectional AreaA54.7 in2
Section Widthb16.1 in
Section Depthd20.3 in
Flange thicknesstf2.05 in
Web thicknesstw1.16 in
Radius of Gyration about X-Xrx5.95 in
Radius of Gyrations about Y-Yry3.6 in
Moment of Inertia about X-XIx1930 in4
Moment of Intertia about Y-YIy709 in4
Elastic Section Modulus about X-XSx126 in3
Elastic Section Modulus about Y-YSy88.3 in3
Plastic Section Modulus about X-XZx225 in3
Plastic Section Modulus about Y-YZy138 in3
St. Venant Torsional ConstantJ57.7 in4
Warping Torsion ConstantCw558 in6
Self Weight of sectionWeight186 lb/ft

Metric Units

DescriptionSymbolValue
Shape Category / DesignationTypeWT
Section NameNameWT20X186
Cross Sectional AreaA35290 mm2
Section Widthb409 mm
Section Depthd516 mm
Flange thicknesstf52.1 mm
Web thicknesstw29.5 mm
Radius of Gyration about X-Xrx151 mm
Radius of Gyrations about Y-Yry91 mm
Moment of Inertia about X-XIx803000000 mm4
Moment of Intertia about Y-YIy295000000 mm4
Elastic Section Modulus about X-XSx2065000 mm3
Elastic Section Modulus about Y-YSy1447000 mm3
Plastic Section Modulus about X-XZx3687000 mm3
Plastic Section Modulus about Y-YZy2261000 mm3
St. Venant Torsional ConstantJ24017000 mm4
Warping Torsion ConstantCw150000000000 mm6
Self Weight of sectionWeight277 kg/m

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

A WT20X186 steel section is a standard North American steel section in the WT - Tee Sections category. It weighs 186 lb/ft and has a cross sectional area of 54.7 in2. The height and width of the section are 20.3 in and 16.1 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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