UPE · EN 10365

UPE 120

UPE 120 is a European parallel-flange channel (UPE) per EN 10365: height 120 mm, flange width 60 mm, weight 12.1 kg/m, cross-section area 15.4 cm², moment of inertia Iy = 363.5 cm⁴, elastic section modulus Wel,y = 60.6 cm³.

Cross section · mm

120Height h · mm

60Flange width b · mm

15.40Area A · cm²

12.10Mass G · kg/m

Geometry

Height120.00 mm

Flange width60.00 mm

Flange thickness t_f8.00 mm

Web thickness t_w5.00 mm

Root radius r₁12.00 mm

Centroid position e_y19.80 mm

Cross-section area A15.400 cm²

Weight G
steel 7850 kg/m³12.10kg/m

Section properties

I363.500 cm⁴55.400 cm⁴

W_el60.580 cm³13.790 cm³

W_pl70.330 cm³24.800 cm³

i48.60 mm19.00 mm

Torsion & LT buckling

Torsion constant I_t2.900 cm⁴

Warping constant I_ω1 120.0 cm⁶

Reference

Profile standardEN 10365

EurocodeEN 1993-1-1 (EC3)

Check to EN 1993-1-1

Work out the utilisation of UPE 120 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/ 19.3 kN·m

Shear/ 113.7 kN

Compression/ 39.4 kN

Steelγ_M0γ_M1L_crmmkClass1

Resistances and factors

M_c,y,Rd / M_c,z,RdW_pl19.3 kN·m / 6.8 kN·m

V_c,z,Rd / V_c,y,RdA_v = 716 mm²113.7 kN / 152.4 kN

N_pl,Rd / N_b,Rd423.5 kN / 39.4 kN

N_cr,y / N_cr,z301.4 kN / 45.9 kN

f_yEN 10025-2275 MPa

γ_M0 / γ_M11.00 / 1.00

Curve c · 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.