WT 8X20 - Section Properties

The WT 8X20 is a steel section with a mass of 29.8 kg/m, an overall depth of 203.5 mm and width of 177.8 mm. It has a cross-sectional area of 38 cm², a second moment of area Iᵧ of 1378 cm⁴, a plastic modulus Wₚₗ,ᵧ of 154.53 cm³, to AISC Shapes Database v16.0 (SCI P363 Blue Book).

Mass: 20 lb/ft (29.8 kg/m)
Depth: 8.01 in (203.5 mm)
Width: 7 in (177.8 mm)
Area: 5.89 in² (38 cm²)

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mass (lb/ft)20 (29.8 kg/m)

h (in)8.01 (203.5 mm)

b (in)7 (177.8 mm)

t_w (in)0.305 (7.7 mm)

t_f (in)0.505 (12.8 mm)

A (in²)5.89 (38 cm²)

I_y (in⁴)33.1 (1378 cm⁴)

W_el,y (in³)5.35 (87.671 cm³)

W_pl,y (in³)9.43 (154.53 cm³)

i_y (in)2.37 (6.02 cm)

I_z (in⁴)14.4 (599.4 cm⁴)