UPN · EN 10365

UPN 260

UPN 260 is a European U-channel with tapered flanges per EN 10365: height 260 mm, flange width 90 mm, weight 37.9 kg/m, cross-section area 48.3 cm², moment of inertia Iy = 4820 cm⁴, elastic section modulus Wel,y = 371 cm³.

Cross section · mm

260Height h · mm

90Flange width b · mm

48.30Area A · cm²

37.90Mass G · kg/m

Geometry

Height260.00 mm

Flange width90.00 mm

Flange thickness t_f14.00 mm

Web thickness t_w10.00 mm

Root radius r₁14.00 mm

Toe radius r₂7.00 mm

Centroid position e_y23.70 mm

Cross-section area A48.300 cm²

Weight G
steel 7850 kg/m³37.90kg/m

Section properties

I4 820.000 cm⁴317.000 cm⁴

W_el371.000 cm³47.700 cm³

W_pl442.000 cm³91.600 cm³

i99.90 mm25.60 mm

max S220.600 cm³26.190 cm³

Torsion & LT buckling

Torsion constant I_t25.500 cm⁴

Warping constant I_ω33 300.0 cm⁶

Reference

Profile standardEN 10365

EurocodeEN 1993-1-1 (EC3)

Check to EN 1993-1-1

Work out the utilisation of UPN 260 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/ 121.5 kN·m

Shear/ 420.1 kN

Compression/ 212.6 kN

Steelγ_M0γ_M1L_crmmkClass1

Resistances and factors

M_c,y,Rd / M_c,z,RdW_pl121.5 kN·m / 25.2 kN·m

V_c,z,Rd / V_c,y,RdA_v = 2646 mm²420.1 kN / 400.1 kN

N_pl,Rd / N_b,Rd1.33 MN / 212.6 kN

N_cr,y / N_cr,z4.00 MN / 262.8 kN

f_yEN 10025-2275 MPa

γ_M0 / γ_M11.00 / 1.00

Curve c · χ0.16

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.