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310UB40.4

310UB40.4 Universal Beam

  • AS/NZS 3679.1:2016
  • Design: AS 4100:2020
  • Unverified
Weight Surface area Equivalents XML
Mass40.88kg/m
A5,208mm²
Ix86.43010⁶ mm⁴
Zx568.610³ mm³
310UB40.4 cross-section
Cross-section drawn to scale from nominal dimensions. Cross-hair marks the centroid.

Dimensions

ParameterSymbolValueUnitData
Depthd304.0mmU
Flange widthbf165.0mmU
Flange thicknesstf10.2mmU
Web thicknesstw6.1mmU
Root radiusr111.4mmU

Section Properties

ParameterSymbolValueUnitData
General
Mass per metre mass40.88kg/mC
Gross area A5,208mm²C
About x-axis (major)
Second moment of area Ix Ix86.43010⁶ mm⁴C
Elastic section modulus Zx (min) Zx568.610³ mm³C
Plastic section modulus Sx Sx632.710³ mm³C
Radius of gyration rx rx128.8mmC
About y-axis (minor)
Second moment of area Iy Iy7.64610⁶ mm⁴C
Elastic section modulus Zy (min) Zy92.710³ mm³C
Plastic section modulus Sy Sy142.110³ mm³C
Radius of gyration ry ry38.3mmC
Torsion & warping
Torsion constant JApproximate thin-walled value, fillets neglected J0.13810⁶ mm⁴C
Warping constant IwIy·(d−tf)²/4 Iw165.0010⁹ mm⁶C
Surface area
External surface area extArea1.236m²/mC

Nominal designation mass 40.40 kg/m; calculated 40.88 kg/m (+1.2%).

Steel Grades

GradeStandard fy MPafu MPa NoteData
300 AS/NZS 3679.1:2016 320 440 Typical grade supplied – confirm availability with supplier U

Strengths shown for governing thickness t = 10.2 mm. Density 7850 kg/m³, E = 200 000 MPa.

Source & Verification

Source publisher
Pending verification – nominal dimensions entered by the application developer
Source document
AS/NZS 3679.1:2016 Structural steel – Hot-rolled bars and sections
Edition
2016
Publication year
2016
Page reference
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Last updated
2026-10-12
Verification status
Unverified

Nominal dimensions require verification against the current edition of the product standard and the manufacturer catalogue before design use. Properties are calculated by this application from the nominal dimensions.

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