WT 3X8 - Section Properties

The WT 3X8 is a steel section with a mass of 11.9 kg/m, an overall depth of 79.8 mm and width of 102.4 mm. It has a cross-sectional area of 15.3 cm², a second moment of area Iᵧ of 70.34 cm⁴, a plastic modulus Wₚₗ,ᵧ of 20.484 cm³, to AISC Shapes Database v16.0 (SCI P363 Blue Book).

Mass: 8 lb/ft (11.9 kg/m)
Depth: 3.14 in (79.8 mm)
Width: 4.03 in (102.4 mm)
Area: 2.37 in² (15.3 cm²)

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mass (lb/ft)8 (11.9 kg/m)

h (in)3.14 (79.8 mm)

b (in)4.03 (102.4 mm)

t_w (in)0.26 (6.6 mm)

t_f (in)0.405 (10.3 mm)

A (in²)2.37 (15.3 cm²)

I_y (in⁴)1.69 (70.34 cm⁴)

W_el,y (in³)0.685 (11.225 cm³)

W_pl,y (in³)1.25 (20.484 cm³)

i_y (in)0.844 (2.14 cm)

I_z (in⁴)2.21 (91.99 cm⁴)