IPE · EN 10365

IPE 160

IPE 160 is a European hot-rolled I-beam (wide-flange section) per EN 10365: height 160 mm, flange width 82 mm, weight 15.8 kg/m, cross-section area 20.1 cm², moment of inertia Iy = 869.3 cm⁴, elastic section modulus Wel,y = 108.7 cm³.

Cross section · mm

160Height h · mm

82Flange width b · mm

20.09Area A · cm²

15.80Mass G · kg/m

Geometry

Height160.00 mm

Flange width82.00 mm

Flange thickness t_f7.40 mm

Web thickness t_w5.00 mm

Fillet radius r9.00 mm

Cross-section area A20.090 cm²

Weight G
steel 7850 kg/m³15.80kg/m

Section properties

I869.300 cm⁴68.310 cm⁴

W_el108.700 cm³16.660 cm³

W_pl123.900 cm³26.100 cm³

i65.80 mm18.40 mm

Torsion & LT buckling

Torsion constant I_t3.530 cm⁴

Warping constant I_w3 889.0 cm⁶

Reference

Profile standardEN 10365

EurocodeEN 1993-1-1 (EC3)

Check to EN 1993-1-1

Work out the utilisation of IPE 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/ 34.1 kN·m

Shear/ 153.3 kN

Compression/ 50.9 kN

Steelγ_M0γ_M1L_crmmkClass1

Resistances and factors

M_c,y,Rd / M_c,z,RdW_pl34.1 kN·m / 7.2 kN·m

V_c,z,Rd / V_c,y,RdA_v = 966 mm²153.3 kN / 192.7 kN

N_pl,Rd / N_b,Rd552.5 kN / 50.9 kN

N_cr,y / N_cr,z720.7 kN / 56.6 kN

f_yEN 10025-2275 MPa

γ_M0 / γ_M11.00 / 1.00

Curve b · χ0.09

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.