UPN · EN 10365

UPN 240

UPN 240 is a European U-channel with tapered flanges per EN 10365: height 240 mm, flange width 85 mm, weight 33.2 kg/m, cross-section area 42.3 cm², moment of inertia Iy = 3600 cm⁴, elastic section modulus Wel,y = 300 cm³.

Cross section · mm

240Height h · mm

85Flange width b · mm

42.30Area A · cm²

33.20Mass G · kg/m

Geometry

Height240.00 mm

Flange width85.00 mm

Flange thickness t_f13.00 mm

Web thickness t_w9.50 mm

Root radius r₁13.00 mm

Toe radius r₂6.50 mm

Centroid position e_y22.40 mm

Cross-section area A42.300 cm²

Weight G
steel 7850 kg/m³33.20kg/m

Section properties

I3 600.000 cm⁴248.000 cm⁴

W_el300.000 cm³39.600 cm³

W_pl358.000 cm³75.700 cm³

i92.20 mm24.20 mm

max S178.350 cm³21.640 cm³

Torsion & LT buckling

Torsion constant I_t19.700 cm⁴

Warping constant I_ω22 100.0 cm⁶

Reference

Profile standardEN 10365

EurocodeEN 1993-1-1 (EC3)

Check to EN 1993-1-1

Work out the utilisation of UPN 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/ 98.5 kN·m

Shear/ 367.2 kN

Compression/ 168.4 kN

Steelγ_M0γ_M1L_crmmkClass1

Resistances and factors

M_c,y,Rd / M_c,z,RdW_pl98.5 kN·m / 20.8 kN·m

V_c,z,Rd / V_c,y,RdA_v = 2313 mm²367.2 kN / 350.9 kN

N_pl,Rd / N_b,Rd1.16 MN / 168.4 kN

N_cr,y / N_cr,z2.98 MN / 205.6 kN

f_yEN 10025-2275 MPa

γ_M0 / γ_M11.00 / 1.00

Curve c · χ0.14

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.