WT Shapes - WT2.5X8

WT shapes are structural tees produced by splitting a W shape lengthwise down the centre of its web, yielding a T-shaped cross-section with the flange width and thickness of the parent W shape. They're used as chords in trusses and open-web steel joists, as flanges welded to plate to build up girders and other custom sections, and anywhere a single wide bearing flange on a stem is more structurally efficient than a full I-shaped section — typically where only one face of the member needs to carry a bearing or connection load.

Dimensions

PropertyValue
Nominal Weight8.0
Depth of Section2.51
Width of Section5.0
Web Thickness0.24
Flange Thickness0.36
Kdet Dimension0.75

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Section Properties

PropertyValue
Ix0.845
Zx0.801
Sx0.413
rx0.599
Iy3.75
Zy2.28
Sy1.5
ry1.26
J0.0958
Cw0.0453
ro1.43
H0.962

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