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WT8X50

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

WT8X50 is a structural tee cut from a W-shape 215.7 mm deep with a 264.2 mm wide flange, weighing 74.4 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, d215.7 mm8.49 in
Flange width, bf264.2 mm10.40 in
Flange thickness, tf25.0 mm0.985 in
Web thickness, tw14.9 mm0.585 in
Mass per metre74.4 kg/m50.0 lb/ft
Area, A9,484 mm²14.70 in²
Second moment, Ix31,966,574 mm⁴76.8 in⁴
Second moment, Iy38,751,146 mm⁴93.1 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 WT8X50 the computed area is 0.44% from published and Ix 0.03%. Where a value is also published, the published one above is the one to quote.

PropertyValue
Elastic modulus, Sx187,228 mm³
Elastic modulus, Sy291,379 mm³
Plastic modulus, Zx339,189 mm³
Plastic modulus, Zy447,001 mm³
Radius of gyration, rx58.2 mm
Radius of gyration, ry63.8 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