Dimensions and section properties for WT8X50

Structural sectional properties for a WT8X50 standard steel section

steel section diagram

US Customary Units

DescriptionSymbolValue
Shape Category / DesignationTypeWT
Section NameNameWT8X50
Cross Sectional AreaA14.7 in2
Section Widthb10.4 in
Section Depthd8.49 in
Flange thicknesstf0.985 in
Web thicknesstw0.585 in
Radius of Gyration about X-Xrx2.28 in
Radius of Gyrations about Y-Yry2.51 in
Moment of Inertia about X-XIx76.8 in4
Moment of Intertia about Y-YIy93.1 in4
Elastic Section Modulus about X-XSx11.4 in3
Elastic Section Modulus about Y-YSy17.9 in3
Plastic Section Modulus about X-XZx20.7 in3
Plastic Section Modulus about Y-YZy27.4 in3
St. Venant Torsional ConstantJ3.85 in4
Warping Torsion ConstantCw10.4 in6
Self Weight of sectionWeight50 lb/ft

Metric Units

DescriptionSymbolValue
Shape Category / DesignationTypeWT
Section NameNameWT8X50
Cross Sectional AreaA9484 mm2
Section Widthb264 mm
Section Depthd216 mm
Flange thicknesstf25 mm
Web thicknesstw14.9 mm
Radius of Gyration about X-Xrx58 mm
Radius of Gyrations about Y-Yry64 mm
Moment of Inertia about X-XIx32000000 mm4
Moment of Intertia about Y-YIy39000000 mm4
Elastic Section Modulus about X-XSx187000 mm3
Elastic Section Modulus about Y-YSy293000 mm3
Plastic Section Modulus about X-XZx339000 mm3
Plastic Section Modulus about Y-YZy449000 mm3
St. Venant Torsional ConstantJ1602000 mm4
Warping Torsion ConstantCw3000000000 mm6
Self Weight of sectionWeight74 kg/m

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

A WT8X50 steel section is a standard North American steel section in the WT - Tee Sections category. It weighs 50 lb/ft and has a cross sectional area of 14.7 in2. The height and width of the section are 8.49 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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