L · EN 10056-1

L 160×160/16

L 160×160/16 is an equal-leg steel angle per EN 10056-1: leg length 160 mm, thickness 16 mm, weight 38.5 kg/m, cross-section area 49 cm², moment of inertia Iy = 1163 cm⁴, elastic section modulus Wel,y = 101.4 cm³.

Cross section · mm
yzuvα1601601645.3114.7114.745.3[mm]
160Leg a · mm
16Thickness t · mm
49.00Area A · cm²
38.50Mass G · kg/m
Geometry
Leg length a160.00 mm
Thickness t16.00 mm
Cross-section area A49.000 cm²
Centroid Cx=Cy45.3 mm
Weight G
steel 7850 kg/m³
38.50kg/m
Section properties
Moment of inertia Iy=Iz1 163.000 cm⁴
Section modulus Wel101.395 cm³
Plastic modulus Wpl184.300 cm³
Radius of gyration iy48.70 mm
Principal axes u–v
Iu1 848.000 cm⁴
Iv477.700 cm⁴
Reference
Profile standardEN 10056-1
EurocodeEN 1993-1-1 (EC3)

Check to EN 1993-1-1

Work out what L 160×160/16 carries over your span

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

Bending/ 27.9 kN·m
Shear/ 389.0 kN
Compression/ 325.5 kN
Class3
Resistances and factors
Mc,y,Rd / Mc,z,RdW_el27.9 kN·m / 27.9 kN·m
Vc,z,Rd / Vc,y,RdA_v = 2450 mm²389.0 kN / 389.0 kN
Npl,Rd / Nb,Rd1.35 MN / 325.5 kN
Ncr,y / Ncr,v964.2 kN / 396.0 kN
γM0 / γM11.00 / 1.00
Curve b · χ0.24

Simplified checks per EN 1993-1-1, without M+N+V interaction and without lateral-torsional buckling. Verify with a full design.