Dimensions and section properties for WT7X171

Structural sectional properties for a WT7X171 standard steel section

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US Customary Units

DescriptionSymbolValue
Shape Category / DesignationTypeWT
Section NameNameWT7X171
Cross Sectional AreaA50.3 in2
Section Widthb16.4 in
Section Depthd8.77 in
Flange thicknesstf2.47 in
Web thicknesstw1.54 in
Radius of Gyration about X-Xrx2.01 in
Radius of Gyrations about Y-Yry4.24 in
Moment of Inertia about X-XIx203 in4
Moment of Intertia about Y-YIy903 in4
Elastic Section Modulus about X-XSx30.4 in3
Elastic Section Modulus about Y-YSy110 in3
Plastic Section Modulus about X-XZx66.2 in3
Plastic Section Modulus about Y-YZy169 in3
St. Venant Torsional ConstantJ88.3 in4
Warping Torsion ConstantCw502 in6
Self Weight of sectionWeight171 lb/ft

Metric Units

DescriptionSymbolValue
Shape Category / DesignationTypeWT
Section NameNameWT7X171
Cross Sectional AreaA32452 mm2
Section Widthb417 mm
Section Depthd223 mm
Flange thicknesstf62.7 mm
Web thicknesstw39.1 mm
Radius of Gyration about X-Xrx51 mm
Radius of Gyrations about Y-Yry108 mm
Moment of Inertia about X-XIx84000000 mm4
Moment of Intertia about Y-YIy376000000 mm4
Elastic Section Modulus about X-XSx498000 mm3
Elastic Section Modulus about Y-YSy1803000 mm3
Plastic Section Modulus about X-XZx1085000 mm3
Plastic Section Modulus about Y-YZy2769000 mm3
St. Venant Torsional ConstantJ36753000 mm4
Warping Torsion ConstantCw135000000000 mm6
Self Weight of sectionWeight254 kg/m

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

A WT7X171 steel section is a standard North American steel section in the WT - Tee Sections category. It weighs 171 lb/ft and has a cross sectional area of 50.3 in2. The height and width of the section are 8.77 in and 16.4 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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