STRUCTURAL DESIGN FOR ARCHITECTURE

Table 3.3 Dimensional properties of universal column sections

To: BS4 Part

Structural Design for Architecture

Designation

Serial
size
mm

356 X 406

Column core

356 X 368

305 X 305

254 X 254

203 X 203

152 X 152

Mass per

metre

kg

634

551

467

393

340

287

235

477

202

177

153

129

283

240

198

158

137

118

97

167

132

107

89

73

86

71

60

52

46

37

30

23

Depth

of

section

D

mm

474.7

455.7

436.6

419.1

406.4

393.7

381.0

427.0

374.7

368.3

362.0

355.6

365.3

352.6

339.9

327.2

320.5

314.5

307.8

289.1

276.4

266.7

260.4

254.0

222.3

215.9

209.6

206.2

203.2

161.8

157.5

152.4

Width

of

section

B

mm

424.1

418.5

412.4

407.0

403.0

399.0

395.0

424.4

374.4

372.1

370.2

368.3

321.8

317.9

314.1

310.6

308.7

306.8

304.8

264.5

261.0

258.3

255.9

254.0

208.8

206.2

205.2

203.9

203.2

154.4

152.9

152.4

Thickness

Web

t

mm

47.6

42.0

35.9

30.6

26.5

22.6

18.5

48.0

16.8

14.5

12.6

10.7

26.9

23.0

19.2

15.7

13.8

11.9

9.9

19.2

15.6

13.0

10.5

8.6

13.0

10.3

9.3

8.0

7.3

8.1

6.6

6.1

Flange

T

mm

77.0

67.5

58.0

49.2

42.9

36.5

30.2

53.2

27.0

23.8

20.7

17.5

44.1

37.7

31.4

25.0

21.7

18.7

15.4

31.7

25.3

20.5

17.3

14.2

20.5

17.3

14.2

12.5

11.0

11.5

9.4

6.8

Area

of

section

cm^2

808.1

701.8

595.5

500.9

432.7

366.0

299.8

607.2

257.9

225.7

195.2

164.9

360.4

305.6

252.3

201.2

174.6

149.8

123.3

212.4

167.7

136.6

114.0

92.9

110.1

91.1

75.8

66.4

58.8

47.4

38.2

29.8

Moment of inertia

Axis

x-x

cm^4

275140

227023

183118

146765

122474

99994

79110

172391

66307

57153

48525

40246

78777

64177

50832

38740

32838

27601

22202

29914

22575

17510

14307

11360

9462

7647

6088

5263

4564

2218

1742

1263

Axis

y-y

cm^4

98211

82665

67905

55410

46816

38714

31008

68056

23632

20470

17469

14555

24545

20239

16230

12524

10672

9006

7268

9796

7519

5901

4849

3873

3119

2536

2041

1770

1539

709

558

403

Radius of gyration

Axis

x-x

cm

18.5

18.0

17.5

17.1

16.8

16.5

16.2

16.8

16.0

15.9

15.8

15.6

14.8

14.5

14.2

13.9

13.7

13.6

13.4

11.9

11.6

11.3

11.2

11.1

9.27

9.16

8.96

8.90

8.81

6.84

6.75

6.51

Axis

y-y

cm

11.0

10.9

10.7

10.5

10.4

10.3

10.2

10.6

9.57

9.52

9.46

9.39

8.25

8.14

8.02

7.89

7.82

7.75

7.68

6.79

6.68

6.57

6.52

6.46

5.32

5.28

5.19

5.16

5.11

3.87

3.82

3.68

Elastic modulus

Axis

x-x

cm^3

11592

9964

8388

7004

6027

5080

4153

8075

3540

3104

2681

2264

4314

3641

2991

2368

2049

1755

1442

2070

1634

1313

1099

894.5

851.5

708.4

581.1

510.4

449.2

274.2

221.2

165.7

Axis

y-y

cm^3

4632

3951

3293

2723

2324

1940

1570

3207

1262

1100

943.8

790.4

1525

1273

1034

806.3

691.4

587.0

476.9

740.6

576.2

456.9

378.9

305.0

298.7

246.0

199.0

173.6

151.5

91.78

73.06

52.95

Plastic modulus

Axis

x-x

cm^3

14247

12078

10009

8229

6994

5818

4689

9700

3977

3457

2964

2482

5101

4245

3436

2680

2298

1953

1589

2417

1875

1485

1228

988.6

978.8

802.4

652.0

568.1

497.4

310.1

247.1

184.3

Axis

y-y

cm^3

7114

6058

503.8

4157

3541

2952

2384

4979

1917

1668

1430

1196

2337

1947

1576

1228

1052

891.7

723.5

1132

878.6

695.5

575.4

462.4

455.9

374.2

302.8

263.7

230.0

140.1

111.2

80.87