Steel Section Catalog

VS 1500x270

BR — Wide Flange (I-beam)

Wide flange beams (W shapes / I-beams) are the most common structural steel profile used in building construction. They are used for beams, columns, and girders in steel-framed buildings and bridges. Designed per AISC 360, Eurocode 3, and NBR 8800.

The VS 1500x270 steel profile weighs 269.6 kg/m (181.17 lb/ft), has a depth of 1500 mm (59.06 in), flange width 500 mm (19.69 in). Cross-sectional area: 34,350 mm². Moment of inertia Ix = 1,210,475.62 cm⁴, Iy = 33,357.23 cm⁴.

h=1500b=500tw=12.5tf=16
Cross-section (not to scale)

Dimensions

PropertyMetricImperial
Depth (h)1500 mm59.06 in
Width (b)500 mm19.69 in
Web thickness (tw)12.5 mm0.49 in
Flange thickness (tf)16 mm0.63 in
Weight269.6 kg/m181.17 lb/ft

Section Properties

PropertyMetricImperial
Area (A)34,350 mm²53.242 in²
Moment of inertia (Ix)1,210,475.62 cm⁴29081.68 in⁴
Moment of inertia (Iy)33,357.23 cm⁴801.41 in⁴
Elastic section modulus (Sx)16,139.67 cm³984.907 in³
Elastic section modulus (Sy)1,334.29 cm³81.424 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zx)18,606.45 cm³1135.440 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zy)2,057.34 cm³125.547 in³
Radius of gyration (rx)59.36 cm23.370 in
Radius of gyration (ry)9.85 cm3.878 in
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Results — VS 1500x270

Mmax

15.0 kN·m

Vmax

15.0 kN

δmax

0.01 mm

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R115.0 kN| 15.0 kN·mR215.0 kN| -15.0 kN·m
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