Dimensions and section properties for WT3X8

Structural sectional properties for a WT3X8 standard steel section

steel section diagram

US Customary Units

DescriptionSymbolValue
Shape Category / DesignationTypeWT
Section NameNameWT3X8
Cross Sectional AreaA2.37 in2
Section Widthb4.03 in
Section Depthd3.14 in
Flange thicknesstf0.405 in
Web thicknesstw0.26 in
Radius of Gyration about X-Xrx0.844 in
Radius of Gyrations about Y-Yry0.966 in
Moment of Inertia about X-XIx1.69 in4
Moment of Intertia about Y-YIy2.21 in4
Elastic Section Modulus about X-XSx0.685 in3
Elastic Section Modulus about Y-YSy1.1 in3
Plastic Section Modulus about X-XZx1.25 in3
Plastic Section Modulus about Y-YZy1.69 in3
St. Venant Torsional ConstantJ0.111 in4
Warping Torsion ConstantCw0.0426 in6
Self Weight of sectionWeight8 lb/ft

Metric Units

DescriptionSymbolValue
Shape Category / DesignationTypeWT
Section NameNameWT3X8
Cross Sectional AreaA1529 mm2
Section Widthb102 mm
Section Depthd80 mm
Flange thicknesstf10.3 mm
Web thicknesstw6.6 mm
Radius of Gyration about X-Xrx21 mm
Radius of Gyrations about Y-Yry25 mm
Moment of Inertia about X-XIx1000000 mm4
Moment of Intertia about Y-YIy1000000 mm4
Elastic Section Modulus about X-XSx11000 mm3
Elastic Section Modulus about Y-YSy18000 mm3
Plastic Section Modulus about X-XZx20000 mm3
Plastic Section Modulus about Y-YZy28000 mm3
St. Venant Torsional ConstantJ46000 mm4
Warping Torsion ConstantCw0 mm6
Self Weight of sectionWeight12 kg/m

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

A WT3X8 steel section is a standard North American steel section in the WT - Tee Sections category. It weighs 8 lb/ft and has a cross sectional area of 2.37 in2. The height and width of the section are 3.14 in and 4.03 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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