UPE · EN 10365

UPE 160

UPE 160 is a European parallel-flange channel (UPE) per EN 10365: height 160 mm, flange width 70 mm, weight 17 kg/m, cross-section area 21.7 cm², moment of inertia Iy = 911.1 cm⁴, elastic section modulus Wel,y = 113.9 cm³.

Cross section · mm

160Height h · mm

70Flange width b · mm

21.70Area A · cm²

17.00Mass G · kg/m

Geometry

Height160.00 mm

Flange width70.00 mm

Flange thickness t_f9.50 mm

Web thickness t_w5.50 mm

Root radius r₁12.00 mm

Centroid position e_y22.70 mm

Cross-section area A21.700 cm²

Weight G
steel 7850 kg/m³17.00kg/m

Section properties

I911.100 cm⁴106.800 cm⁴

W_el113.900 cm³22.580 cm³

W_pl131.600 cm³40.720 cm³

i64.80 mm22.20 mm

Torsion & LT buckling

Torsion constant I_t5.200 cm⁴

Warping constant I_ω3 960.0 cm⁶

Reference

Profile standardEN 10365

EurocodeEN 1993-1-1 (EC3)

Check to EN 1993-1-1

Work out the utilisation of UPE 160 for your design forces

Find the lightest section Compare sections

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

Bending/ 36.2 kN·m

Shear/ 159.8 kN

Compression/ 73.9 kN

Steelγ_M0γ_M1L_crmmkClass1

Resistances and factors

M_c,y,Rd / M_c,z,RdW_pl36.2 kN·m / 11.2 kN·m

V_c,z,Rd / V_c,y,RdA_v = 1006 mm²159.8 kN / 211.2 kN

N_pl,Rd / N_b,Rd596.8 kN / 73.9 kN

N_cr,y / N_cr,z755.3 kN / 88.5 kN

f_yEN 10025-2275 MPa

γ_M0 / γ_M11.00 / 1.00

Curve c · χ0.12

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.