BS 5950 (BS 5950-1: 2000, BS EN 10365: 2017)

Universal columns (UC), Buckling resistance moment with S355

Moment capacity and buckling resistance moment
Section designation Classification

356 x 406 x 1299 Plastic

x 1202 Plastic
x 1086 Plastic
x 990 Plastic
x 900 Plastic
x 818 Plastic
x 744 Plastic
x 677 Plastic
x 634 Plastic
x 592 Plastic
x 551 Plastic
x 509 Plastic
x 467 Plastic
x 393 Plastic
x 340 Plastic
x 287 Plastic
x 235 Plastic
356 x 368 x 202 Plastic
x 177 Plastic
x 153 Semi-compact
x 129 Semi-compact
305 x 305 x 283 Plastic
x 240 Plastic
x 198 Plastic
x 158 Plastic
x 137 Plastic
x 118 Compact
x 97 Semi-compact
254 x 254 x 167 Plastic
x 132 Plastic
x 107 Plastic
x 89 Plastic
x 73 Semi-compact
203 x 203 x 127 + Plastic
x 113 + Plastic
 x 100 + Plastic
x 86 Plastic
x 71 Plastic
x 60 Plastic
x 52 Compact
x 46 Semi-compact
152 x 152 x 51 + Plastic
x 44 + Plastic
x 37 Plastic
x 30 Compact
x 23 Semi-compact

+ These sections are in addition to the range of BS EN 10365 sections

Mb is obtained using an equivalent slenderness = u.v.λ.βw0.5

Mcx values in italic type are governed by 1.2pyZ and a higher value may be used in some circumstances

Section classification given applies to members subject to bending about the x-x axis only

This data was downloaded from the Steel for Life Blue Book website (https://www.steelforlifebluebook.co.uk/uc/bs5950/buckling-resistance-s355/) on 18/03/202

© 2020, SCI. This data is subject to the same terms as defined by the Steel for Life Blue Book website (https://www.steelforlifebluebook.co.uk/about/)
Moment capacity Buckling resistance moment Mb (kNm) for effective lengths, LE (m)
Mcx
kNm 1.0 1.5 2.0
8900 9810 9810 9810
8100 8860 8860 8860
7410 8030 8030 8030
6680 7160 7160 7160
6000 6380 6380 6380
5770 6070 6070 6070
5190 5410 5410 5410
4690 4840 4840 4840
4520 4620 4620 4620
4200 4270 4270 4270
3880 3930 3930 3930
3690 3700 3700 3700
3350 3350 3350 3350
2750 2750 2750 2750
2340 2340 2340 2340
2000 2000 2000 2000
1620 1620 1620 1620
1370 1370 1370 1370
1190 1190 1190 1190
1020 1020 1020 1020
821 821 821 821
1710 1710 1710 1710
1470 1470 1470 1470
1190 1190 1190 1190
925 925 925 925
794 794 794 794
676 676 676 676
548 548 548 548
835 835 835 835
645 645 645 645
511 511 511 511
421 421 421 421
350 350 350 350
524 524 524 524
459 459 459 459
 397 397 397 397
337 337 337 337
276 276 276 276
233 233 233 233
201 201 201 201
174 174 174 173
155 155 155 149
132 132 132 125
110 110 110 102
88.0 88.0 87.3 80.7
60.5 60.5 59.8 54.9

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2.5 3.0 3.5 4.0

9810 9810 9810 9810
8860 8860 8860 8860
8030 8030 8030 8030
7160 7160 7160 7160
6380 6380 6380 6380
6070 6070 6070 6070
5410 5410 5410 5410
4840 4840 4840 4840
4620 4620 4620 4620
4270 4270 4270 4270
3930 3930 3930 3930
3700 3700 3700 3700
3350 3350 3350 3350
2750 2750 2750 2750
2340 2340 2340 2340
2000 2000 2000 2000
1620 1620 1620 1620
1370 1370 1370 1360
1190 1190 1190 1170
1020 1020 1020 998
821 821 821 802
1710 1710 1710 1710
1470 1470 1470 1440
1190 1190 1180 1140
925 925 903 874
794 794 768 741
676 675 649 624
548 543 521 500
835 835 813 791
645 636 615 595
511 496 477 459
421 405 387 371
348 332 316 301
524 511 496 482
458 443 428 415
392 378 364 352
330 316 304 292
266 254 242 231
221 209 198 187
189 178 168 158
163 153 143 134
141 134 127 121
118 111 104 98.1
95.2 88.7 82.6 77.1
74.4 68.3 62.8 57.8
50.1 45.4 41.1 37.3
5.0 6.0 7.0 8.0
9810 9810 9810 9810
8860 8860 8860 8860
8030 8030 8030 8030
7160 7160 7160 7160
6380 6380 6380 6380
6070 6070 6070 6070
5410 5410 5410 5390
4840 4840 4840 4770
4620 4620 4600 4500
4270 4270 4220 4130
3930 3930 3860 3770
3700 3680 3580 3500
3350 3310 3220 3130
2750 2670 2590 2510
2330 2240 2160 2090
1960 1880 1800 1730
1560 1480 1410 1350
1280 1210 1150 1080
1100 1040 977 918
936 876 817 762
750 699 649 601
1640 1570 1510 1460
1370 1310 1250 1200
1080 1020 973 924
818 767 719 675
689 640 595 554
576 531 488 450
457 416 378 344
750 713 678 646
558 524 492 464
425 394 366 340
339 310 285 262
271 244 220 199
456 433 411 390
391 368 348 329
328 307 288 271
270 250 233 217
211 193 177 163
168 151 136 124
140 124 111 100
117 103 91.2 81.7
109 99.0 90.4 83.0
87.5 78.6 71.1 64.8
67.5 59.7 53.4 48.3
49.4 42.9 37.9 33.9
31.0 26.4 23.0 20.3
9.0 10.0 11.0 12.0
9810 9810 9810 9810
8860 8860 8860 8850
8030 8030 8000 7900
7160 7160 7070 6980
6380 6330 6230 6140
6000 5900 5800 5720
5290 5200 5110 5030
4680 4600 4510 4440
4410 4320 4240 4160
4040 3960 3880 3810
3690 3610 3540 3460
3410 3340 3260 3190
3060 2980 2910 2840
2440 2370 2300 2240
2020 1960 1900 1840
1670 1600 1540 1490
1290 1230 1180 1120
1020 971 921 874
863 812 765 722
711 664 622 584
557 516 480 448
1410 1360 1310 1270
1150 1100 1060 1020
879 837 797 761
635 598 564 534
516 483 453 426
416 386 359 336
314 288 266 247
616 588 561 537
438 413 391 371
318 297 279 263
242 224 209 196
182 167 154 143
371 353 336 321
311 295 280 266
255 240 227 215
203 190 179 168
151 141 131 123
114 105 97.5 90.9
91.2 83.7 77.3 71.8
74.0 67.6 62.2 57.6
76.6 71.1 66.2 62.0
59.4 54.9 51.0 47.6
44.0 40.4 37.4 34.8
30.7 28.0 25.8 23.9
18.2 16.5 15.1 14.0
13.0 14.0
9760 9650
8750 8650
7800 7710
6880 6790
6060 5980
5630 5540
4950 4870
4360 4280
4090 4010
3740 3660
3390 3330
3120 3050
2770 2710
2180 2120
1780 1730
1430 1380
1080 1030
832 792
684 648
549 518
419 393
1220 1180
975 938
727 695
506 481
401 380
315 297
230 215
514 492
353 336
248 235
184 173
133 125
306 293
253 241
204 194
159 151
116 109
85.1 80.1
67.1 62.9
53.7 50.2
58.3 54.9
44.6 42.0
32.5 30.5
22.3 20.9
13.0 12.1