Tag: steel shape designations
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Steel Shape Designations vs. Tabulated Dimensions: What the Shape Name Does Not Tell You
Learn how W-shape, channel, angle, tee, HP, and HSS designations differ from tabulated dimensions, and which values should control CAD and detailing.
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Reading Steel Shape Designations: Where Weight per Foot Appears—and Where It Does Not
Learn which structural steel designations include nominal weight per foot, which describe geometry instead, and how to estimate member weight correctly.
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Structural Tee (WT) Shapes: Designations, Orientation, and Detailing Geometry
Learn how structural tee WT shapes are designated, oriented, detailed, and modeled, including centroid location, cut edges, fillets, and connection geometry.
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