FL · EN 10058

FL 160×40

FL 160×40 is a hot rolled steel flat bar per EN 10058: width 160 mm, thickness 40 mm, weight 50.2 kg/m, cross-section area 64 cm², moment of inertia Iy = 1365.3 cm⁴, elastic section modulus Wel,y = 170.7 cm³.

Cross section · mm

160Width b · mm

40Thickness t · mm

64.00Area A · cm²

50.24Mass G · kg/m

Geometry

Width b160.00 mm

Thickness t40.00 mm

Cross-section area A64.000 cm²

Weight G
steel 7850 kg/m³50.24kg/m

Section properties

I1 365.333 cm⁴85.333 cm⁴

W_el170.667 cm³42.667 cm³

W_pl256.000 cm³64.000 cm³

i46.20 mm11.55 mm

Reference

Profile standardEN 10058

EurocodeEN 1993-1-1 (EC3)

Check to EN 1993-1-1

Work out the utilisation of FL 160×40 for your design forces

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Enter the design loads and the section is checked for bending, shear and compression with flexural buckling.

Bending/ 67.8 kN·m

Shear/ 979.2 kN

Compression/ 64.3 kN

Steelγ_M0γ_M1L_crmmkf_y265MPaClass1

Resistances and factors

M_c,y,Rd / M_c,z,RdW_pl67.8 kN·m / 17.0 kN·m

V_c,z,Rd / V_c,y,RdA_v = 6400 mm²979.2 kN / 979.2 kN

N_pl,Rd / N_b,Rd1.70 MN / 64.3 kN

N_cr,y / N_cr,z1.13 MN / 70.7 kN

f_yt = 40.0 mm > 16 mm, EN 10025-2265 MPa

γ_M0 / γ_M11.00 / 1.00

Curve c · χ0.04

Yield strength is taken from the product standard for the governing thickness, so above 16 mm it is lower than the nominal grade. Simplified checks per EN 1993-1-1, without M+N+V interaction, without lateral-torsional buckling and without web shear buckling. Verify with a full design.