HEB100 HEB — European Wide Flange Beam Section Properties

HEB100 is a European HEB (Wide Flange Beam) per EN 10365 (successor to DIN 1025 / EN 10034) hot-rolled structural steel section. Standard European HEB dimensions per EN 10365. Verify against ArcelorMittal / Tata Steel section catalog.

Dimensions (Metric)

Property Value Unit
Depth (d) 100 mm
Flange Width (bf) 100 mm
Flange Thickness (tf) 10.0 mm
Web Thickness (tw) 6.0 mm
Cross-Sectional Area (A) 24.8 cm²
Mass 20.4 kg/m

Elastic Section Properties (Metric)

Property Strong Axis (Y-Y) Weak Axis (Z-Z) Unit
Moment of Inertia (I) 432 167 cm⁴
Elastic Section Modulus (S) 86 33 cm³
Plastic Section Modulus (Z) 100 51 cm³
Radius of Gyration (i) 4.17 2.59 cm

Torsional Properties

Property Value Unit
Torsional Constant (J) 7 cm⁴
Distance Between Flange Centroids (ho) 9.00 cm

Section Profile Summary

This is a standard hot-rolled I-section profile covered by EN 1993. The tabulated section properties are computed from the nominal dimensions per the governing material standard. With Ix = 432 cm⁴, the strong-axis flexural stiffness is suitable for preliminary sizing of beams and beam-columns.

At 100 mm deep — a shallow section suitable for girts, rails, struts, and mild-load secondary members.

Key Design Checks (EN 1993)

Check Formula This Section
Plastic moment Mp = Zx × Fy 36 kN·m
Deflection Δ = 5wL⁴/(384EIx) Use Ix = 432 cm⁴
Torsion St. Venant = GJ/L J = 7 cm⁴
Column buckling KL/r → Fcr r_x = 4.17 cm

Design Notes

Verification (EN 1993): All designs using this section must be verified by a licensed Professional Engineer. Before finalizing member selection, check beam-column interaction (P-M), lateral-torsional buckling, serviceability deflections, and all connection limit states. See Engineering Disclaimer.

Worked Example: Residential floor beam — heb100

Scenario: Residential apartment floor — partition allowance included in dead load. Simply supported I-section, 2.3 m span, 3 m tributary width. Service loads: 3.0 kPa dead + 2.0 kPa live (15.0 kN/m total).

Given:

Step 1 — Live load deflection:

Δ_LL = 5 w_L L⁴ / (384 E Ix)

Δ_LL = 5 × 6.0 × (2300)⁴ / (384 × 210000 × 4,320,000)

Δ_LL = 2.4 mm

Step 2 — Deflection limit (L/360):

Δ_limit = L / 360 = 2300 / 360 = 6.4 mm

Step 3 — Dead + live deflection:

Δ_total = 6.0 mm

Step 4 — Design check:

✓ Live load deflection is within the L/360 limit.

Verify the design moment M*_Ed (from factored loads 1.35G + 1.5Q per EN 1993) does not exceed φMn = 36 kN·m. Also confirm shear resistance and bearing details at the supports.

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Educational reference only. Verify all section properties against the current EN 1993 Manual and mill certificates before design. Results are PRELIMINARY — NOT FOR CONSTRUCTION.