UPE · EN 10365

UPE 240

UPE 240 is a European parallel-flange channel (UPE) per EN 10365: height 240 mm, flange width 90 mm, weight 30.2 kg/m, cross-section area 38.5 cm², moment of inertia Iy = 3599 cm⁴, elastic section modulus Wel,y = 299.9 cm³.

Cross section · mm

240Height h · mm

90Flange width b · mm

38.50Area A · cm²

30.20Mass G · kg/m

Geometry

Height240.00 mm

Flange width90.00 mm

Flange thickness t_f12.50 mm

Web thickness t_w7.00 mm

Root radius r₁15.00 mm

Centroid position e_y27.90 mm

Cross-section area A38.500 cm²

Weight G
steel 7850 kg/m³30.20kg/m

Section properties

I3 599.000 cm⁴310.900 cm⁴

W_el299.900 cm³50.080 cm³

W_pl346.900 cm³90.840 cm³

i96.70 mm28.40 mm

Torsion & LT buckling

Torsion constant I_t15.140 cm⁴

Warping constant I_ω26 420.0 cm⁶

Reference

Profile standardEN 10365

EurocodeEN 1993-1-1 (EC3)

Check to EN 1993-1-1

Work out the utilisation of UPE 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/ 95.4 kN·m

Shear/ 297.7 kN

Compression/ 203.0 kN

Steelγ_M0γ_M1L_crmmkClass1

Resistances and factors

M_c,y,Rd / M_c,z,RdW_pl95.4 kN·m / 25.0 kN·m

V_c,z,Rd / V_c,y,RdA_v = 1875 mm²297.7 kN / 357.2 kN

N_pl,Rd / N_b,Rd1.06 MN / 203.0 kN

N_cr,y / N_cr,z2.98 MN / 257.8 kN

f_yEN 10025-2275 MPa

γ_M0 / γ_M11.00 / 1.00

Curve c · 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.