Dimensions and section properties for WT5X44

Structural sectional properties for a WT5X44 standard steel section

steel section diagram

US Customary Units

DescriptionSymbolValue
Shape Category / DesignationTypeWT
Section NameNameWT5X44
Cross Sectional AreaA13 in2
Section Widthb10.3 in
Section Depthd5.42 in
Flange thicknesstf0.99 in
Web thicknesstw0.605 in
Radius of Gyration about X-Xrx1.27 in
Radius of Gyrations about Y-Yry2.63 in
Moment of Inertia about X-XIx20.8 in4
Moment of Intertia about Y-YIy89.3 in4
Elastic Section Modulus about X-XSx4.77 in3
Elastic Section Modulus about Y-YSy17.4 in3
Plastic Section Modulus about X-XZx9.65 in3
Plastic Section Modulus about Y-YZy26.5 in3
St. Venant Torsional ConstantJ3.75 in4
Warping Torsion ConstantCw8.02 in6
Self Weight of sectionWeight44 lb/ft

Metric Units

DescriptionSymbolValue
Shape Category / DesignationTypeWT
Section NameNameWT5X44
Cross Sectional AreaA8387 mm2
Section Widthb262 mm
Section Depthd138 mm
Flange thicknesstf25.1 mm
Web thicknesstw15.4 mm
Radius of Gyration about X-Xrx32 mm
Radius of Gyrations about Y-Yry67 mm
Moment of Inertia about X-XIx9000000 mm4
Moment of Intertia about Y-YIy37000000 mm4
Elastic Section Modulus about X-XSx78000 mm3
Elastic Section Modulus about Y-YSy285000 mm3
Plastic Section Modulus about X-XZx158000 mm3
Plastic Section Modulus about Y-YZy434000 mm3
St. Venant Torsional ConstantJ1561000 mm4
Warping Torsion ConstantCw2000000000 mm6
Self Weight of sectionWeight65 kg/m

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

A WT5X44 steel section is a standard North American steel section in the WT - Tee Sections category. It weighs 44 lb/ft and has a cross sectional area of 13 in2. The height and width of the section are 5.42 in and 10.3 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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