Dimensions and section properties for WT5X15

Structural sectional properties for a WT5X15 standard steel section

steel section diagram

US Customary Units

DescriptionSymbolValue
Shape Category / DesignationTypeWT
Section NameNameWT5X15
Cross Sectional AreaA4.42 in2
Section Widthb5.81 in
Section Depthd5.24 in
Flange thicknesstf0.51 in
Web thicknesstw0.3 in
Radius of Gyration about X-Xrx1.45 in
Radius of Gyrations about Y-Yry1.37 in
Moment of Inertia about X-XIx9.28 in4
Moment of Intertia about Y-YIy8.35 in4
Elastic Section Modulus about X-XSx2.24 in3
Elastic Section Modulus about Y-YSy2.87 in3
Plastic Section Modulus about X-XZx4.01 in3
Plastic Section Modulus about Y-YZy4.41 in3
St. Venant Torsional ConstantJ0.31 in4
Warping Torsion ConstantCw0.273 in6
Self Weight of sectionWeight15 lb/ft

Metric Units

DescriptionSymbolValue
Shape Category / DesignationTypeWT
Section NameNameWT5X15
Cross Sectional AreaA2852 mm2
Section Widthb148 mm
Section Depthd133 mm
Flange thicknesstf13 mm
Web thicknesstw7.6 mm
Radius of Gyration about X-Xrx37 mm
Radius of Gyrations about Y-Yry35 mm
Moment of Inertia about X-XIx4000000 mm4
Moment of Intertia about Y-YIy3000000 mm4
Elastic Section Modulus about X-XSx37000 mm3
Elastic Section Modulus about Y-YSy47000 mm3
Plastic Section Modulus about X-XZx66000 mm3
Plastic Section Modulus about Y-YZy72000 mm3
St. Venant Torsional ConstantJ129000 mm4
Warping Torsion ConstantCw0 mm6
Self Weight of sectionWeight22 kg/m

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

A WT5X15 steel section is a standard North American steel section in the WT - Tee Sections category. It weighs 15 lb/ft and has a cross sectional area of 4.42 in2. The height and width of the section are 5.24 in and 5.81 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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