IPE · EN 10365

IPE 240

IPE 240 is a European hot-rolled I-beam (wide-flange section) per EN 10365: height 240 mm, flange width 120 mm, weight 30.7 kg/m, cross-section area 39.1 cm², moment of inertia Iy = 3892 cm⁴, elastic section modulus Wel,y = 324.3 cm³.

Cross section · mm

240Height h · mm

120Flange width b · mm

39.12Area A · cm²

30.70Mass G · kg/m

Geometry

Height240.00 mm

Flange width120.00 mm

Flange thickness t_f9.80 mm

Web thickness t_w6.20 mm

Fillet radius r15.00 mm

Cross-section area A39.120 cm²

Weight G
steel 7850 kg/m³30.70kg/m

Section properties

I3 892.000 cm⁴283.600 cm⁴

W_el324.300 cm³47.270 cm³

W_pl366.600 cm³73.920 cm³

i99.70 mm26.90 mm

Torsion & LT buckling

Torsion constant I_t12.740 cm⁴

Warping constant I_w36 680.0 cm⁶

Reference

Profile standardEN 10365

EurocodeEN 1993-1-1 (EC3)

Check to EN 1993-1-1

Work out the utilisation of IPE 240 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/ 100.8 kN·m

Shear/ 304.0 kN

Compression/ 199.8 kN

Steelγ_M0γ_M1L_crmmkClass1 / 2bending / compression

Resistances and factors

M_c,y,Rd / M_c,z,RdW_pl100.8 kN·m / 20.3 kN·m

V_c,z,Rd / V_c,y,RdA_v = 1915 mm²304.0 kN / 373.4 kN

N_pl,Rd / N_b,Rd1.08 MN / 199.8 kN

N_cr,y / N_cr,z3.23 MN / 235.1 kN

f_yEN 10025-2275 MPa

γ_M0 / γ_M11.00 / 1.00

Curve b · χ0.19

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.