VS 1100x235 Usiminas · Weight & Dimensions

Usiminas, welded sections · 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.

Also known as: VS 1100x235 (México) · Doble T VS 1100x235 (Argentina / LATAM) · UB 1100 (UK / Australia)

The VS 1100x235 steel profile weighs 235.3 kg/m (158.12 lb/ft), has a depth of 1100 mm (43.31 in), flange width 400 mm (15.75 in). Cross-sectional area: 29,975 mm². Moment of inertia Ix = 669,561.979 cm⁴, Iy = 26,674.169 cm⁴.

Cross-section (not to scale)

Dimensions

Property	Metric	Imperial
Depth (h)	1100 mm	43.31 in
Width (b)	400 mm	15.75 in
Web thickness (tw)	9.5 mm	0.37 in
Flange thickness (tf)	25 mm	0.98 in
Weight	235.3 kg/m	158.12 lb/ft

Section Properties

Property	Metric	Imperial
Area (A)	29,975 mm²	46.461 in²
Moment of inertia (Ix)	669,561.98 cm⁴	16086.23 in⁴
Moment of inertia (Iy)	26,674.17 cm⁴	640.85 in⁴
Elastic section modulus (Sx)	12,173.85 cm³	742.897 in³
Elastic section modulus (Sy)	1,333.71 cm³	81.388 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zx)	13,368.44 cm³	815.796 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zy)	2,023.69 cm³	123.494 in³
Radius of gyration (rx)	47.26 cm	18.607 in
Radius of gyration (ry)	9.43 cm	3.714 in