IPE 360 - Section Properties

The IPE 360 is a European I-beam (IPE) with a mass of 57.1 kg/m, an overall depth of 360 mm and width of 170 mm. It has a cross-sectional area of 72.7 cm², a second moment of area Iᵧ of 16300 cm⁴, a plastic modulus Wₚₗ,ᵧ of 1020 cm³, tabulated by CivilAxis from EN 10365 · Continental Steel.

Mass: 57.1 kg/m
Depth: 360 mm
Width: 170 mm
Area: 72.7 cm²

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IPE 360 section properties to EN 10365 · Continental Steel.
Geometry
Depth of section	h	360
Width of section	b	170
Web thickness	t_w	8
Flange thickness	t_f	12.7
Root fillet radius	r	18
Depth between fillets	d	298.6
Mass and area
Mass per metre	mass	57.1
Cross-sectional area	A	72.7
Bending about the major axis (y-y)
Area moment of inertia about y-axis	I_y	16300
Elastic section modulus about y-axis	W_el,y	904
Plastic section modulus about y-axis	W_pl,y	1020
Radius of gyration about y-axis	i_y	15
Bending about the minor axis (z-z)
Area moment of inertia about z-axis	I_z	1040
Elastic section modulus about z-axis	W_el,z	123
Plastic section modulus about z-axis	W_pl,z	191
Radius of gyration about z-axis	i_z	3.79
Torsion and warping
Torsion constant (St Venant)	I_t	37.4
Warping constant	I_w	0.314
Classification and stability
Flange local-buckling ratio	c_f/t_f	4.96
Web local-buckling ratio	c_w/t_w	37.3
Buckling parameter	u	5.859
Torsional index	X	27.3
Detailing dimensions
End clearance	C	6
Notch dimension N	N	92
Notch dimension n	n	32
Surface area
Surface area per metre	SA/m	1.35

Is IPE 360 strong enough?

Simply supported beam, uniform load, major-axis bending - to EN 1993-1-1.

Span (m)Load (kN/m)Grade

✅Passes - 61% utilised, deflection governs

Bending33%

119.4 / 362.1 kNm

Shear9%

68.3 / 719.6 kN

Deflection61%

11.9 / 19.4 mm

Class 1 section. ULS uses γQ = 1.5 on the load you enter; deflection uses the unfactored load against L/360. Lateral-torsional buckling is not included - the compression flange is assumed restrained.