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WT20X138.5

Structural Tee (from W) · AISC Shapes Database v15.0 · United States

WT20X138.5 is a structural tee cut from a W-shape 502.9 mm deep with a 401.3 mm wide flange, weighing 206.1 kg/m. The dimensions below are the published AISC Shapes Database v15.0 values; the drawing is generated from them.

WT tees are W-shapes split at mid-depth — common truss chords and hangers, tabulated for the cut section.

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Published dimensions

PropertyMetricImperial
Depth, d502.9 mm19.80 in
Flange width, bf401.3 mm15.80 in
Flange thickness, tf40.1 mm1.580 in
Web thickness, tw21.1 mm0.830 in
Mass per metre206.1 kg/m138.5 lb/ft
Area, A26,258 mm²40.70 in²
Second moment, Ix566,074,739 mm⁴1,360.0 in⁴
Second moment, Iy217,272,804 mm⁴522.0 in⁴

Derived section properties

Integrated from a square-cornered outline — the fillet radii this family really has are not drawn, so the computed values differ slightly from published. For WT20X138.5 the computed area is 1.51% from published and Ix 1.00%. Where a value is also published, the published one above is the one to quote.

PropertyValue
Elastic modulus, Sx1,444,453 mm³
Elastic modulus, Sy1,079,008 mm³
Plastic modulus, Zx2,555,433 mm³
Plastic modulus, Zy1,667,224 mm³
Radius of gyration, rx147.2 mm
Radius of gyration, ry91.5 mm

S is the elastic modulus and Z the plastic modulus, following AISC 360. Australian and British practice reverse the letters.

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Where these numbers come from

Published AISC Shapes Database v15.0 values. How StructureCalcs verifies its numbers · Understanding steel section properties · Query this section over the API