HEM · EN 10365

HEM 260

HEM 260 is a European hot-rolled I-beam (wide-flange section) per EN 10365: height 290 mm, flange width 268 mm, weight 172.4 kg/m, cross-section area 219.6 cm², moment of inertia Iy = 31310 cm⁴, elastic section modulus Wel,y = 2159 cm³.

Cross section · mm

290Height h · mm

268Flange width b · mm

219.64Area A · cm²

172.40Mass G · kg/m

Geometry

Height290.00 mm

Flange width268.00 mm

Flange thickness t_f32.50 mm

Web thickness t_w18.00 mm

Fillet radius r24.00 mm

Cross-section area A219.640 cm²

Weight G
steel 7850 kg/m³172.40kg/m

Section properties

I31 310.000 cm⁴10 450.000 cm⁴

W_el2 159.000 cm³779.700 cm³

W_pl2 524.000 cm³1 192.000 cm³

i119.40 mm69.00 mm

Torsion & LT buckling

Torsion constant I_t722.300 cm⁴

Warping constant I_w1 684 000.0 cm⁶

Reference

Profile standardEN 10365

EurocodeEN 1993-1-1 (EC3)

Check to EN 1993-1-1

Work out the utilisation of HEM 260 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/ 668.9 kN·m

Shear/ 1.02 MN

Compression/ 3.78 MN

Steelγ_M0γ_M1L_crmmkf_y265MPaClass1

Resistances and factors

M_c,y,Rd / M_c,z,RdW_pl668.9 kN·m / 315.9 kN·m

V_c,z,Rd / V_c,y,RdA_v = 6689 mm²1.02 MN / 2.67 MN

N_pl,Rd / N_b,Rd5.82 MN / 3.78 MN

N_cr,y / N_cr,z25.96 MN / 8.66 MN

f_ytf = 32.5 mm > 16 mm, EN 10025-2265 MPa

γ_M0 / γ_M11.00 / 1.00

Curve c · χ0.65

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.