FL · EN 10058

FL 20×8

FL 20×8 is a hot rolled steel flat bar per EN 10058: width 20 mm, thickness 8 mm, weight 1.3 kg/m, cross-section area 1.6 cm², moment of inertia Iy = 0.5 cm⁴, elastic section modulus Wel,y = 0.5 cm³.

Cross section · mm

20Width b · mm

8Thickness t · mm

1.60Area A · cm²

1.26Mass G · kg/m

Geometry

Width b20.00 mm

Thickness t8.00 mm

Cross-section area A1.600 cm²

Weight G
steel 7850 kg/m³1.26kg/m

Section properties

I0.533 cm⁴0.085 cm⁴

W_el0.533 cm³0.213 cm³

W_pl0.800 cm³0.320 cm³

i5.80 mm2.31 mm

Reference

Profile standardEN 10058

EurocodeEN 1993-1-1 (EC3)

Check to EN 1993-1-1

Work out the utilisation of FL 20×8 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/ 0.2 kN·m

Shear/ 25.4 kN

Compression/ 0.1 kN

Steelγ_M0γ_M1L_crmmkClass1

Resistances and factors

M_c,y,Rd / M_c,z,RdW_pl0.2 kN·m / 0.1 kN·m

V_c,z,Rd / V_c,y,RdA_v = 160 mm²25.4 kN / 25.4 kN

N_pl,Rd / N_b,Rd44.0 kN / 0.1 kN

N_cr,y / N_cr,z0.4 kN / 0.1 kN

f_yEN 10025-2275 MPa

γ_M0 / γ_M11.00 / 1.00

Curve c · χ0.00

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.