Dimensions and section properties for WT6X29

Structural sectional properties for a WT6X29 standard steel section

steel section diagram

US Customary Units

DescriptionSymbolValue
Shape Category / DesignationTypeWT
Section NameNameWT6X29
Cross Sectional AreaA8.52 in2
Section Widthb10 in
Section Depthd6.1 in
Flange thicknesstf0.64 in
Web thicknesstw0.36 in
Radius of Gyration about X-Xrx1.5 in
Radius of Gyrations about Y-Yry2.51 in
Moment of Inertia about X-XIx19.1 in4
Moment of Intertia about Y-YIy53.5 in4
Elastic Section Modulus about X-XSx3.76 in3
Elastic Section Modulus about Y-YSy10.7 in3
Plastic Section Modulus about X-XZx6.97 in3
Plastic Section Modulus about Y-YZy16.2 in3
St. Venant Torsional ConstantJ1.05 in4
Warping Torsion ConstantCw2.08 in6
Self Weight of sectionWeight29 lb/ft

Metric Units

DescriptionSymbolValue
Shape Category / DesignationTypeWT
Section NameNameWT6X29
Cross Sectional AreaA5497 mm2
Section Widthb254 mm
Section Depthd155 mm
Flange thicknesstf16.3 mm
Web thicknesstw9.1 mm
Radius of Gyration about X-Xrx38 mm
Radius of Gyrations about Y-Yry64 mm
Moment of Inertia about X-XIx8000000 mm4
Moment of Intertia about Y-YIy22000000 mm4
Elastic Section Modulus about X-XSx62000 mm3
Elastic Section Modulus about Y-YSy175000 mm3
Plastic Section Modulus about X-XZx114000 mm3
Plastic Section Modulus about Y-YZy265000 mm3
St. Venant Torsional ConstantJ437000 mm4
Warping Torsion ConstantCw1000000000 mm6
Self Weight of sectionWeight43 kg/m

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

A WT6X29 steel section is a standard North American steel section in the WT - Tee Sections category. It weighs 29 lb/ft and has a cross sectional area of 8.52 in2. The height and width of the section are 6.1 in and 10 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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