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WT16.5x193.5 Steel Beam Dimensions and Properties

AISC Structural tees · v16.0

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Section diagram

WT16.5x193.5 dimensions

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Section properties

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Property Imperial Metric
Weight 193.50 lb/ft 288.00 kg/m
Depth, d 18.00 in 457.00 mm
Flange width, bf 16.20 in 411.00 mm
tw 1.260 in 32.000 mm
tf 2.280 in 57.900 mm
Area 57.00 in² 36,800.00 mm²
Ix 1,460.00 in⁴ 608,000,000 mm⁴
Iy 810.00 in⁴ 337,000,000 mm⁴
Sx 107.00 in³ 1,750,000 mm³
Sy 100.00 in³ 1,640,000 mm³
Zx 193.00 in³ 3,160,000 mm³
Zy 156.00 in³ 2,560,000 mm³
rx 5.07 in 129.00 mm
ry 3.77 in 95.80 mm
J 73.90 in⁴ 30,800,000 mm⁴
Cw 615.00 in⁶ 165,000,000,000 mm⁶

Alternatives

Useful nearby sections

Same-series weight neighbors, closest Ix, and a nearby depth series when available — with percent change versus WT16.5x193.5.

Lighter in WT16

WT16.5x177

Weight
177.0 lb/ft (-8.5%)
Depth
17.80 in (-1.1%)
Ix
1,320.0 in⁴ (-9.6%)

Closest Iₓ in WT16

WT16.5x159

Weight
159.0 lb/ft (-18%)
Depth
17.60 in (-2.2%)
Ix
1,160.0 in⁴ (-21%)

Similar weight in WT18

WT18x193.5

Weight
193.5 lb/ft (0.0%)
Depth
19.50 in (+8.3%)
Ix
1,910.0 in⁴ (+31%)
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Source: AISC Shapes Database v16.0 · Methodology