Dimensions and section properties for WT5X56

Structural sectional properties for a WT5X56 standard steel section

steel section diagram

US Customary Units

DescriptionSymbolValue
Shape Category / DesignationTypeWT
Section NameNameWT5X56
Cross Sectional AreaA16.5 in2
Section Widthb10.4 in
Section Depthd5.68 in
Flange thicknesstf1.25 in
Web thicknesstw0.755 in
Radius of Gyration about X-Xrx1.32 in
Radius of Gyrations about Y-Yry2.67 in
Moment of Inertia about X-XIx28.6 in4
Moment of Intertia about Y-YIy118 in4
Elastic Section Modulus about X-XSx6.4 in3
Elastic Section Modulus about Y-YSy22.6 in3
Plastic Section Modulus about X-XZx13.4 in3
Plastic Section Modulus about Y-YZy34.6 in3
St. Venant Torsional ConstantJ7.5 in4
Warping Torsion ConstantCw16.9 in6
Self Weight of sectionWeight56 lb/ft

Metric Units

DescriptionSymbolValue
Shape Category / DesignationTypeWT
Section NameNameWT5X56
Cross Sectional AreaA10645 mm2
Section Widthb264 mm
Section Depthd144 mm
Flange thicknesstf31.8 mm
Web thicknesstw19.2 mm
Radius of Gyration about X-Xrx34 mm
Radius of Gyrations about Y-Yry68 mm
Moment of Inertia about X-XIx12000000 mm4
Moment of Intertia about Y-YIy49000000 mm4
Elastic Section Modulus about X-XSx105000 mm3
Elastic Section Modulus about Y-YSy370000 mm3
Plastic Section Modulus about X-XZx220000 mm3
Plastic Section Modulus about Y-YZy567000 mm3
St. Venant Torsional ConstantJ3122000 mm4
Warping Torsion ConstantCw5000000000 mm6
Self Weight of sectionWeight83 kg/m

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

A WT5X56 steel section is a standard North American steel section in the WT - Tee Sections category. It weighs 56 lb/ft and has a cross sectional area of 16.5 in2. The height and width of the section are 5.68 in and 10.4 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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