UPN · EN 10365

UPN 160

UPN 160 is a European U-channel with tapered flanges per EN 10365: height 160 mm, flange width 65 mm, weight 18.8 kg/m, cross-section area 24 cm², moment of inertia Iy = 925 cm⁴, elastic section modulus Wel,y = 116 cm³.

Cross section · mm

160Height h · mm

65Flange width b · mm

24.00Area A · cm²

18.80Mass G · kg/m

Geometry

Height160.00 mm

Flange width65.00 mm

Flange thickness t_f10.50 mm

Web thickness t_w7.50 mm

Root radius r₁10.50 mm

Toe radius r₂5.50 mm

Centroid position e_y18.40 mm

Cross-section area A24.000 cm²

Weight G
steel 7850 kg/m³18.80kg/m

Section properties

I925.000 cm⁴85.300 cm⁴

W_el116.000 cm³18.300 cm³

W_pl138.000 cm³35.200 cm³

i62.10 mm18.90 mm

max S68.770 cm³9.670 cm³

Torsion & LT buckling

Torsion constant I_t7.390 cm⁴

Warping constant I_ω3 260.0 cm⁶

Reference

Profile standardEN 10365

EurocodeEN 1993-1-1 (EC3)

Check to EN 1993-1-1

Work out the utilisation of UPN 160 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/ 38.0 kN·m

Shear/ 194.3 kN

Compression/ 60.7 kN

Steelγ_M0γ_M1L_crmmkClass1

Resistances and factors

M_c,y,Rd / M_c,z,RdW_pl38.0 kN·m / 9.7 kN·m

V_c,z,Rd / V_c,y,RdA_v = 1224 mm²194.3 kN / 216.7 kN

N_pl,Rd / N_b,Rd660.0 kN / 60.7 kN

N_cr,y / N_cr,z766.9 kN / 70.7 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.