Dimensions and section properties for WT5X11

Structural sectional properties for a WT5X11 standard steel section

steel section diagram

US Customary Units

DescriptionSymbolValue
Shape Category / DesignationTypeWT
Section NameNameWT5X11
Cross Sectional AreaA3.24 in2
Section Widthb5.75 in
Section Depthd5.09 in
Flange thicknesstf0.36 in
Web thicknesstw0.24 in
Radius of Gyration about X-Xrx1.46 in
Radius of Gyrations about Y-Yry1.33 in
Moment of Inertia about X-XIx6.88 in4
Moment of Intertia about Y-YIy5.71 in4
Elastic Section Modulus about X-XSx1.72 in3
Elastic Section Modulus about Y-YSy1.99 in3
Plastic Section Modulus about X-XZx3.02 in3
Plastic Section Modulus about Y-YZy3.05 in3
St. Venant Torsional ConstantJ0.119 in4
Warping Torsion ConstantCw0.107 in6
Self Weight of sectionWeight11 lb/ft

Metric Units

DescriptionSymbolValue
Shape Category / DesignationTypeWT
Section NameNameWT5X11
Cross Sectional AreaA2090 mm2
Section Widthb146 mm
Section Depthd129 mm
Flange thicknesstf9.1 mm
Web thicknesstw6.1 mm
Radius of Gyration about X-Xrx37 mm
Radius of Gyrations about Y-Yry34 mm
Moment of Inertia about X-XIx3000000 mm4
Moment of Intertia about Y-YIy2000000 mm4
Elastic Section Modulus about X-XSx28000 mm3
Elastic Section Modulus about Y-YSy33000 mm3
Plastic Section Modulus about X-XZx49000 mm3
Plastic Section Modulus about Y-YZy50000 mm3
St. Venant Torsional ConstantJ50000 mm4
Warping Torsion ConstantCw0 mm6
Self Weight of sectionWeight16 kg/m

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

A WT5X11 steel section is a standard North American steel section in the WT - Tee Sections category. It weighs 11 lb/ft and has a cross sectional area of 3.24 in2. The height and width of the section are 5.09 in and 5.75 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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