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WT5X56

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

WT5X56 is a structural tee cut from a W-shape 144.3 mm deep with a 264.2 mm wide flange, weighing 83.3 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, d144.3 mm5.68 in
Flange width, bf264.2 mm10.40 in
Flange thickness, tf31.8 mm1.250 in
Web thickness, tw19.2 mm0.755 in
Mass per metre83.3 kg/m56.0 lb/ft
Area, A10,645 mm²16.50 in²
Second moment, Ix11,904,219 mm⁴28.6 in⁴
Second moment, Iy49,115,308 mm⁴118.0 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 WT5X56 the computed area is 0.94% from published and Ix 0.07%. Where a value is also published, the published one above is the one to quote.

PropertyValue
Elastic modulus, Sx104,839 mm³
Elastic modulus, Sy369,756 mm³
Plastic modulus, Zx217,842 mm³
Plastic modulus, Zy564,231 mm³
Radius of gyration, rx33.6 mm
Radius of gyration, ry68.1 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