Dimensions and section properties for WT5X30

Structural sectional properties for a WT5X30 standard steel section

steel section diagram

US Customary Units

DescriptionSymbolValue
Shape Category / DesignationTypeWT
Section NameNameWT5X30
Cross Sectional AreaA8.84 in2
Section Widthb10.1 in
Section Depthd5.11 in
Flange thicknesstf0.68 in
Web thicknesstw0.42 in
Radius of Gyration about X-Xrx1.21 in
Radius of Gyrations about Y-Yry2.57 in
Moment of Inertia about X-XIx12.9 in4
Moment of Intertia about Y-YIy58.1 in4
Elastic Section Modulus about X-XSx3.04 in3
Elastic Section Modulus about Y-YSy11.5 in3
Plastic Section Modulus about X-XZx5.87 in3
Plastic Section Modulus about Y-YZy17.5 in3
St. Venant Torsional ConstantJ1.23 in4
Warping Torsion ConstantCw2.46 in6
Self Weight of sectionWeight30 lb/ft

Metric Units

DescriptionSymbolValue
Shape Category / DesignationTypeWT
Section NameNameWT5X30
Cross Sectional AreaA5703 mm2
Section Widthb257 mm
Section Depthd130 mm
Flange thicknesstf17.3 mm
Web thicknesstw10.7 mm
Radius of Gyration about X-Xrx31 mm
Radius of Gyrations about Y-Yry65 mm
Moment of Inertia about X-XIx5000000 mm4
Moment of Intertia about Y-YIy24000000 mm4
Elastic Section Modulus about X-XSx50000 mm3
Elastic Section Modulus about Y-YSy188000 mm3
Plastic Section Modulus about X-XZx96000 mm3
Plastic Section Modulus about Y-YZy287000 mm3
St. Venant Torsional ConstantJ512000 mm4
Warping Torsion ConstantCw1000000000 mm6
Self Weight of sectionWeight45 kg/m

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

A WT5X30 steel section is a standard North American steel section in the WT - Tee Sections category. It weighs 30 lb/ft and has a cross sectional area of 8.84 in2. The height and width of the section are 5.11 in and 10.1 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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