PBP 400

I-beam — 122.4 kg per metre, 155 cm² cross-sectional area. IS 808 Table 13 - Parallel Flange Bearing Piles.

zyB 390D 348T 14R1 15t 14
Mass per metre
122.4kg/m
Sectional area
155cm²
Depth
348mm
Width
390mm

Parallel Flange Bearing Piles (PBP). Reproduced as printed in IS 808 Table 13 - Parallel Flange Bearing Piles.

A radius of gyration here disagrees with this row’s own I and A

  • ryy is printed 9.4; √(I/A) from this row gives 94.36 — the printed figure is the value in cm, in a column headed mm.

PBP 400 section properties

As printed in IS 808 Table 13 - Parallel Flange Bearing Piles. 348 mm deep, 390 mm wide. Units are shown on every row, because the two standards on this site use different ones for the radius of gyration.

Dimensions

Depth of section D 348 mm
Width of flange B 390 mm
Thickness of web t 14 mm
Thickness of flange T 14 mm
Flange slope 90 °
Root radius R1 15 mm
Toe radius R2 0 mm

Mass and area

Mass per metre M 122.4 kg/m
Sectional area A 155 cm²

Major axis (z-z)

Second moment of area Izz 34,700 cm⁴
Radius of gyration rzz 149 mm
Elastic section modulus Zzz 1,990 cm³
Plastic section modulus Zpz 2,210 cm³

Minor axis (y-y)

Second moment of area Iyy 13,800 cm⁴
Radius of gyration ryy 9.4 mm
Elastic section modulus Zyy 710 cm³
Plastic section modulus Zpy 1,080 cm³

Torsion and warping

Torsion constant (St Venant) It 111 cm⁴
Warping constant Iw 38,60,000 cm⁶

What a length of PBP 400 weighs

Total weight is the mass per metre multiplied by the length and the number of pieces. Ten pieces of PBP 400 at six metres each is 122.4 × 6 × 10 = 7,344 kg. There is nothing else to it — the standard publishes the mass, so no one needs to compute it from the area.

You can check that mass against the area on this page: 155 cm² of steel at 7 850 kg/m³ is 121.68 kg/m. Every row in this dataset was checked that way, which is how the contradictions flagged on some of these pages were found.

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Common questions about PBP 400

What is the weight of PBP 400 per metre?

IS 808 : 2021 gives PBP 400 a mass of 122.4 kg per metre. Its printed cross-sectional area of 155 cm² agrees: 155 cm² of steel at 7 850 kg/m³ works out at 121.67 kg per metre.

How much does a 6 m length of PBP 400 weigh?

734.40 kg. Mass per metre times length: 122.4 × 6. Ten such pieces come to 7344 kg.

What are the dimensions of PBP 400?

348 mm deep and 390 mm wide, with a 14 mm web and 14 mm flanges.

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