Dimensions and section properties for WT8X13

Structural sectional properties for a WT8X13 standard steel section

steel section diagram

US Customary Units

DescriptionSymbolValue
Shape Category / DesignationTypeWT
Section NameNameWT8X13
Cross Sectional AreaA3.84 in2
Section Widthb5.5 in
Section Depthd7.85 in
Flange thicknesstf0.345 in
Web thicknesstw0.25 in
Radius of Gyration about X-Xrx2.47 in
Radius of Gyrations about Y-Yry1.12 in
Moment of Inertia about X-XIx23.5 in4
Moment of Intertia about Y-YIy4.79 in4
Elastic Section Modulus about X-XSx4.09 in3
Elastic Section Modulus about Y-YSy1.74 in3
Plastic Section Modulus about X-XZx7.36 in3
Plastic Section Modulus about Y-YZy2.73 in3
St. Venant Torsional ConstantJ0.13 in4
Warping Torsion ConstantCw0.243 in6
Self Weight of sectionWeight13 lb/ft

Metric Units

DescriptionSymbolValue
Shape Category / DesignationTypeWT
Section NameNameWT8X13
Cross Sectional AreaA2477 mm2
Section Widthb140 mm
Section Depthd199 mm
Flange thicknesstf8.8 mm
Web thicknesstw6.4 mm
Radius of Gyration about X-Xrx63 mm
Radius of Gyrations about Y-Yry28 mm
Moment of Inertia about X-XIx10000000 mm4
Moment of Intertia about Y-YIy2000000 mm4
Elastic Section Modulus about X-XSx67000 mm3
Elastic Section Modulus about Y-YSy29000 mm3
Plastic Section Modulus about X-XZx121000 mm3
Plastic Section Modulus about Y-YZy45000 mm3
St. Venant Torsional ConstantJ54000 mm4
Warping Torsion ConstantCw0 mm6
Self Weight of sectionWeight19 kg/m

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

A WT8X13 steel section is a standard North American steel section in the WT - Tee Sections category. It weighs 13 lb/ft and has a cross sectional area of 3.84 in2. The height and width of the section are 7.85 in and 5.5 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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