HEM · EN 10365

HEM 240

HEM 240 is a European hot-rolled I-beam (wide-flange section) per EN 10365: height 270 mm, flange width 248 mm, weight 156.7 kg/m, cross-section area 199.6 cm², moment of inertia Iy = 24290 cm⁴, elastic section modulus Wel,y = 1799 cm³.

Cross section · mm

270Height h · mm

248Flange width b · mm

199.59Area A · cm²

156.70Mass G · kg/m

Geometry

Height270.00 mm

Flange width248.00 mm

Flange thickness t_f32.00 mm

Web thickness t_w18.00 mm

Fillet radius r21.00 mm

Cross-section area A199.590 cm²

Weight G
steel 7850 kg/m³156.70kg/m

Section properties

I24 290.000 cm⁴8 153.000 cm⁴

W_el1 799.000 cm³657.500 cm³

W_pl2 117.000 cm³1 006.000 cm³

i110.30 mm63.90 mm

Torsion & LT buckling

Torsion constant I_t627.200 cm⁴

Warping constant I_w1 123 500.0 cm⁶

Reference

Profile standardEN 10365

EurocodeEN 1993-1-1 (EC3)

Check to EN 1993-1-1

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

Bending/ 561.0 kN·m

Shear/ 919.1 kN

Compression/ 3.22 MN

Steelγ_M0γ_M1L_crmmkf_y265MPaClass1

Resistances and factors

M_c,y,Rd / M_c,z,RdW_pl561.0 kN·m / 266.6 kN·m

V_c,z,Rd / V_c,y,RdA_v = 6007 mm²919.1 kN / 2.43 MN

N_pl,Rd / N_b,Rd5.29 MN / 3.22 MN

N_cr,y / N_cr,z20.14 MN / 6.76 MN

f_ytf = 32.0 mm > 16 mm, EN 10025-2265 MPa

γ_M0 / γ_M11.00 / 1.00

Curve c · χ0.61

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.