WT 8X15.5 - Section Properties

The WT 8X15.5 is a steel section with a mass of 23.1 kg/m, an overall depth of 201.7 mm and width of 140.5 mm. It has a cross-sectional area of 29.4 cm², a second moment of area Iᵧ of 1145 cm⁴, a plastic modulus Wₚₗ,ᵧ of 135.52 cm³, to AISC Shapes Database v16.0 (SCI P363 Blue Book).

Mass: 15.5 lb/ft (23.1 kg/m)
Depth: 7.94 in (201.7 mm)
Width: 5.53 in (140.5 mm)
Area: 4.56 in² (29.4 cm²)

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mass (lb/ft)15.5 (23.1 kg/m)

h (in)7.94 (201.7 mm)

b (in)5.53 (140.5 mm)

t_w (in)0.275 (7 mm)

t_f (in)0.44 (11.2 mm)

A (in²)4.56 (29.4 cm²)

I_y (in⁴)27.5 (1145 cm⁴)

W_el,y (in³)4.64 (76.036 cm³)

W_pl,y (in³)8.27 (135.52 cm³)

i_y (in)2.45 (6.22 cm)

I_z (in⁴)6.2 (258.1 cm⁴)