HEB · EN 10365

HEB 160

HEB 160 is a European hot-rolled I-beam (wide-flange section) per EN 10365: height 160 mm, flange width 160 mm, weight 42.6 kg/m, cross-section area 54.3 cm², moment of inertia Iy = 2492 cm⁴, elastic section modulus Wel,y = 311.5 cm³.

Cross section · mm

160Height h · mm

160Flange width b · mm

54.25Area A · cm²

42.60Mass G · kg/m

Geometry

Height160.00 mm

Flange width160.00 mm

Flange thickness t_f13.00 mm

Web thickness t_w8.00 mm

Fillet radius r15.00 mm

Cross-section area A54.250 cm²

Weight G
steel 7850 kg/m³42.60kg/m

Section properties

I2 492.000 cm⁴889.200 cm⁴

W_el311.500 cm³111.200 cm³

W_pl354.000 cm³170.000 cm³

i67.80 mm40.50 mm

Torsion & LT buckling

Torsion constant I_t31.240 cm⁴

Warping constant I_w46 667.0 cm⁶

Reference

Profile standardEN 10365

EurocodeEN 1993-1-1 (EC3)

Check to EN 1993-1-1

Work out the utilisation of HEB 160 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/ 97.3 kN·m

Shear/ 279.3 kN

Compression/ 508.7 kN

Steelγ_M0γ_M1L_crmmkClass1

Resistances and factors

M_c,y,Rd / M_c,z,RdW_pl97.3 kN·m / 46.8 kN·m

V_c,z,Rd / V_c,y,RdA_v = 1759 mm²279.3 kN / 660.5 kN

N_pl,Rd / N_b,Rd1.49 MN / 508.7 kN

N_cr,y / N_cr,z2.07 MN / 737.2 kN

f_yEN 10025-2275 MPa

γ_M0 / γ_M11.00 / 1.00

Curve c · χ0.34

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.