Dimensions and section properties for WT5X34

Structural sectional properties for a WT5X34 standard steel section

steel section diagram

US Customary Units

DescriptionSymbolValue
Shape Category / DesignationTypeWT
Section NameNameWT5X34
Cross Sectional AreaA10 in2
Section Widthb10.1 in
Section Depthd5.2 in
Flange thicknesstf0.77 in
Web thicknesstw0.47 in
Radius of Gyration about X-Xrx1.22 in
Radius of Gyrations about Y-Yry2.58 in
Moment of Inertia about X-XIx14.9 in4
Moment of Intertia about Y-YIy66.7 in4
Elastic Section Modulus about X-XSx3.49 in3
Elastic Section Modulus about Y-YSy13.2 in3
Plastic Section Modulus about X-XZx6.85 in3
Plastic Section Modulus about Y-YZy20 in3
St. Venant Torsional ConstantJ1.78 in4
Warping Torsion ConstantCw3.62 in6
Self Weight of sectionWeight34 lb/ft

Metric Units

DescriptionSymbolValue
Shape Category / DesignationTypeWT
Section NameNameWT5X34
Cross Sectional AreaA6452 mm2
Section Widthb257 mm
Section Depthd132 mm
Flange thicknesstf19.6 mm
Web thicknesstw11.9 mm
Radius of Gyration about X-Xrx31 mm
Radius of Gyrations about Y-Yry66 mm
Moment of Inertia about X-XIx6000000 mm4
Moment of Intertia about Y-YIy28000000 mm4
Elastic Section Modulus about X-XSx57000 mm3
Elastic Section Modulus about Y-YSy216000 mm3
Plastic Section Modulus about X-XZx112000 mm3
Plastic Section Modulus about Y-YZy328000 mm3
St. Venant Torsional ConstantJ741000 mm4
Warping Torsion ConstantCw1000000000 mm6
Self Weight of sectionWeight51 kg/m

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

A WT5X34 steel section is a standard North American steel section in the WT - Tee Sections category. It weighs 34 lb/ft and has a cross sectional area of 10 in2. The height and width of the section are 5.2 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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