Dimensions and section properties for WT7X185

Structural sectional properties for a WT7X185 standard steel section

steel section diagram

US Customary Units

DescriptionSymbolValue
Shape Category / DesignationTypeWT
Section NameNameWT7X185
Cross Sectional AreaA54.4 in2
Section Widthb16.5 in
Section Depthd8.96 in
Flange thicknesstf2.66 in
Web thicknesstw1.66 in
Radius of Gyration about X-Xrx2.05 in
Radius of Gyrations about Y-Yry4.27 in
Moment of Inertia about X-XIx229 in4
Moment of Intertia about Y-YIy994 in4
Elastic Section Modulus about X-XSx33.9 in3
Elastic Section Modulus about Y-YSy121 in3
Plastic Section Modulus about X-XZx74.4 in3
Plastic Section Modulus about Y-YZy185 in3
St. Venant Torsional ConstantJ110 in4
Warping Torsion ConstantCw640 in6
Self Weight of sectionWeight185 lb/ft

Metric Units

DescriptionSymbolValue
Shape Category / DesignationTypeWT
Section NameNameWT7X185
Cross Sectional AreaA35097 mm2
Section Widthb419 mm
Section Depthd228 mm
Flange thicknesstf67.6 mm
Web thicknesstw42.2 mm
Radius of Gyration about X-Xrx52 mm
Radius of Gyrations about Y-Yry108 mm
Moment of Inertia about X-XIx95000000 mm4
Moment of Intertia about Y-YIy414000000 mm4
Elastic Section Modulus about X-XSx556000 mm3
Elastic Section Modulus about Y-YSy1983000 mm3
Plastic Section Modulus about X-XZx1219000 mm3
Plastic Section Modulus about Y-YZy3032000 mm3
St. Venant Torsional ConstantJ45785000 mm4
Warping Torsion ConstantCw172000000000 mm6
Self Weight of sectionWeight275 kg/m

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

A WT7X185 steel section is a standard North American steel section in the WT - Tee Sections category. It weighs 185 lb/ft and has a cross sectional area of 54.4 in2. The height and width of the section are 8.96 in and 16.5 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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