Dimensions and section properties for WT9X38

Structural sectional properties for a WT9X38 standard steel section

steel section diagram

US Customary Units

DescriptionSymbolValue
Shape Category / DesignationTypeWT
Section NameNameWT9X38
Cross Sectional AreaA11.1 in2
Section Widthb11 in
Section Depthd9.11 in
Flange thicknesstf0.68 in
Web thicknesstw0.425 in
Radius of Gyration about X-Xrx2.54 in
Radius of Gyrations about Y-Yry2.61 in
Moment of Inertia about X-XIx71.8 in4
Moment of Intertia about Y-YIy76.2 in4
Elastic Section Modulus about X-XSx9.83 in3
Elastic Section Modulus about Y-YSy13.8 in3
Plastic Section Modulus about X-XZx17.3 in3
Plastic Section Modulus about Y-YZy21.1 in3
St. Venant Torsional ConstantJ1.41 in4
Warping Torsion ConstantCw4.37 in6
Self Weight of sectionWeight38 lb/ft

Metric Units

DescriptionSymbolValue
Shape Category / DesignationTypeWT
Section NameNameWT9X38
Cross Sectional AreaA7161 mm2
Section Widthb279 mm
Section Depthd231 mm
Flange thicknesstf17.3 mm
Web thicknesstw10.8 mm
Radius of Gyration about X-Xrx65 mm
Radius of Gyrations about Y-Yry66 mm
Moment of Inertia about X-XIx30000000 mm4
Moment of Intertia about Y-YIy32000000 mm4
Elastic Section Modulus about X-XSx161000 mm3
Elastic Section Modulus about Y-YSy226000 mm3
Plastic Section Modulus about X-XZx283000 mm3
Plastic Section Modulus about Y-YZy346000 mm3
St. Venant Torsional ConstantJ587000 mm4
Warping Torsion ConstantCw1000000000 mm6
Self Weight of sectionWeight57 kg/m

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

A WT9X38 steel section is a standard North American steel section in the WT - Tee Sections category. It weighs 38 lb/ft and has a cross sectional area of 11.1 in2. The height and width of the section are 9.11 in and 11 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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