Dimensions and section properties for WT20X196

Structural sectional properties for a WT20X196 standard steel section

steel section diagram

US Customary Units

DescriptionSymbolValue
Shape Category / DesignationTypeWT
Section NameNameWT20X196
Cross Sectional AreaA57.8 in2
Section Widthb12.4 in
Section Depthd20.8 in
Flange thicknesstf2.52 in
Web thicknesstw1.42 in
Radius of Gyration about X-Xrx6.27 in
Radius of Gyrations about Y-Yry2.64 in
Moment of Inertia about X-XIx2270 in4
Moment of Intertia about Y-YIy401 in4
Elastic Section Modulus about X-XSx153 in3
Elastic Section Modulus about Y-YSy64.9 in3
Plastic Section Modulus about X-XZx275 in3
Plastic Section Modulus about Y-YZy106 in3
St. Venant Torsional ConstantJ85.4 in4
Warping Torsion ConstantCw796 in6
Self Weight of sectionWeight196 lb/ft

Metric Units

DescriptionSymbolValue
Shape Category / DesignationTypeWT
Section NameNameWT20X196
Cross Sectional AreaA37290 mm2
Section Widthb315 mm
Section Depthd528 mm
Flange thicknesstf64 mm
Web thicknesstw36.1 mm
Radius of Gyration about X-Xrx159 mm
Radius of Gyrations about Y-Yry67 mm
Moment of Inertia about X-XIx945000000 mm4
Moment of Intertia about Y-YIy167000000 mm4
Elastic Section Modulus about X-XSx2507000 mm3
Elastic Section Modulus about Y-YSy1064000 mm3
Plastic Section Modulus about X-XZx4506000 mm3
Plastic Section Modulus about Y-YZy1737000 mm3
St. Venant Torsional ConstantJ35546000 mm4
Warping Torsion ConstantCw214000000000 mm6
Self Weight of sectionWeight292 kg/m

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

A WT20X196 steel section is a standard North American steel section in the WT - Tee Sections category. It weighs 196 lb/ft and has a cross sectional area of 57.8 in2. The height and width of the section are 20.8 in and 12.4 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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