UPE · EN 10365

UPE 270

UPE 270 is a European parallel-flange channel (UPE) per EN 10365: height 270 mm, flange width 95 mm, weight 35.2 kg/m, cross-section area 44.8 cm², moment of inertia Iy = 5255 cm⁴, elastic section modulus Wel,y = 389.2 cm³.

Cross section · mm

270Height h · mm

95Flange width b · mm

44.80Area A · cm²

35.20Mass G · kg/m

Geometry

Height270.00 mm

Flange width95.00 mm

Flange thickness t_f13.50 mm

Web thickness t_w7.50 mm

Root radius r₁15.00 mm

Centroid position e_y28.90 mm

Cross-section area A44.800 cm²

Weight G
steel 7850 kg/m³35.20kg/m

Section properties

I5 255.000 cm⁴401.000 cm⁴

W_el389.200 cm³60.690 cm³

W_pl451.100 cm³110.200 cm³

i108.30 mm29.90 mm

Torsion & LT buckling

Torsion constant I_t19.910 cm⁴

Warping constant I_ω43 550.0 cm⁶

Reference

Profile standardEN 10365

EurocodeEN 1993-1-1 (EC3)

Check to EN 1993-1-1

Work out the utilisation of UPE 270 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/ 124.1 kN·m

Shear/ 352.3 kN

Compression/ 258.0 kN

Steelγ_M0γ_M1L_crmmkClass1

Resistances and factors

M_c,y,Rd / M_c,z,RdW_pl124.1 kN·m / 30.3 kN·m

V_c,z,Rd / V_c,y,RdA_v = 2219 mm²352.3 kN / 407.2 kN

N_pl,Rd / N_b,Rd1.23 MN / 258.0 kN

N_cr,y / N_cr,z4.36 MN / 332.4 kN

f_yEN 10025-2275 MPa

γ_M0 / γ_M11.00 / 1.00

Curve c · χ0.21

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.