Dimensions and section properties for WT5X13

Structural sectional properties for a WT5X13 standard steel section

steel section diagram

US Customary Units

DescriptionSymbolValue
Shape Category / DesignationTypeWT
Section NameNameWT5X13
Cross Sectional AreaA3.81 in2
Section Widthb5.77 in
Section Depthd5.17 in
Flange thicknesstf0.44 in
Web thicknesstw0.26 in
Radius of Gyration about X-Xrx1.44 in
Radius of Gyrations about Y-Yry1.36 in
Moment of Inertia about X-XIx7.86 in4
Moment of Intertia about Y-YIy7.05 in4
Elastic Section Modulus about X-XSx1.91 in3
Elastic Section Modulus about Y-YSy2.44 in3
Plastic Section Modulus about X-XZx3.39 in3
Plastic Section Modulus about Y-YZy3.75 in3
St. Venant Torsional ConstantJ0.201 in4
Warping Torsion ConstantCw0.173 in6
Self Weight of sectionWeight13 lb/ft

Metric Units

DescriptionSymbolValue
Shape Category / DesignationTypeWT
Section NameNameWT5X13
Cross Sectional AreaA2458 mm2
Section Widthb147 mm
Section Depthd131 mm
Flange thicknesstf11.2 mm
Web thicknesstw6.6 mm
Radius of Gyration about X-Xrx37 mm
Radius of Gyrations about Y-Yry35 mm
Moment of Inertia about X-XIx3000000 mm4
Moment of Intertia about Y-YIy3000000 mm4
Elastic Section Modulus about X-XSx31000 mm3
Elastic Section Modulus about Y-YSy40000 mm3
Plastic Section Modulus about X-XZx56000 mm3
Plastic Section Modulus about Y-YZy61000 mm3
St. Venant Torsional ConstantJ84000 mm4
Warping Torsion ConstantCw0 mm6
Self Weight of sectionWeight19 kg/m

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

A WT5X13 steel section is a standard North American steel section in the WT - Tee Sections category. It weighs 13 lb/ft and has a cross sectional area of 3.81 in2. The height and width of the section are 5.17 in and 5.77 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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