WT 8X38.5 - Section Properties

The WT 8X38.5 is a steel section with a mass of 57.3 kg/m, an overall depth of 209.8 mm and width of 261.6 mm. It has a cross-sectional area of 72.9 cm², a second moment of area Iᵧ of 2368 cm⁴, a plastic modulus Wₚₗ,ᵧ of 250.72 cm³, to AISC Shapes Database v16.0 (SCI P363 Blue Book).

Mass: 38.5 lb/ft (57.3 kg/m)
Depth: 8.26 in (209.8 mm)
Width: 10.3 in (261.6 mm)
Area: 11.3 in² (72.9 cm²)

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mass (lb/ft)38.5 (57.3 kg/m)

h (in)8.26 (209.8 mm)

b (in)10.3 (261.6 mm)

t_w (in)0.455 (11.6 mm)

t_f (in)0.76 (19.3 mm)

A (in²)11.3 (72.9 cm²)

I_y (in⁴)56.9 (2368 cm⁴)

W_el,y (in³)8.59 (140.76 cm³)

W_pl,y (in³)15.3 (250.72 cm³)

i_y (in)2.24 (5.69 cm)

I_z (in⁴)69.2 (2880 cm⁴)