WPB 360 × 300

I-beam — 163 kg per metre, 180 cm² cross-sectional area. IS 808 Table 4 - Wide Parallel Flange Beams.

zyB 300D 360T 22.5R1 27t 12.5
Mass per metre
163kg/m
Sectional area
180cm²
Depth
360mm
Width
300mm

Wide Parallel Flange Beams (WPB). Reproduced as printed in IS 808 Table 4 - Wide Parallel Flange Beams.

This row does not add up in the standard itself

IS 808 Table 4 - Wide Parallel Flange Beams prints a mass of 163 kg/m and an area of 180 cm². At 7 850 kg/m³ that area gives 141.3 kg/m — a difference of 13.3%. Both are shown as printed and neither is corrected.

WPB 360 × 300 section properties

As printed in IS 808 Table 4 - Wide Parallel Flange Beams. 360 mm deep, 300 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 360 mm
Width of flange B 300 mm
Thickness of web t 12.5 mm
Thickness of flange T 22.5 mm
Flange slope 90 °
Root radius R1 27 mm
Toe radius R2 0 mm

Mass and area

Mass per metre M 163 kg/m
Sectional area A 180 cm²

Major axis (z-z)

Second moment of area Izz 43,100 cm⁴
Radius of gyration rzz 154 mm
Elastic section modulus Zzz 2,390 cm³
Plastic section modulus Zpz 2,680 cm³

Minor axis (y-y)

Second moment of area Iyy 10,100 cm⁴
Radius of gyration ryy 74.9 mm
Elastic section modulus Zyy 676 cm³
Plastic section modulus Zpy 1,030 cm³

Torsion and warping

Torsion constant (St Venant) It 298 cm⁴
Warping constant Iw 28,80,000 cm⁶

What a length of WPB 360 × 300 weighs

Total weight is the mass per metre multiplied by the length and the number of pieces. Ten pieces of WPB 360 × 300 at six metres each is 163 × 6 × 10 = 9,780 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: 180 cm² of steel at 7 850 kg/m³ is 141.3 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 WPB 360 × 300

What is the weight of WPB 360 × 300 per metre?

IS 808 : 2021 gives WPB 360 × 300 a mass of 163 kg per metre. Its printed cross-sectional area of 180 cm² agrees: 180 cm² of steel at 7 850 kg/m³ works out at 141.30 kg per metre.

How much does a 6 m length of WPB 360 × 300 weigh?

978.00 kg. Mass per metre times length: 163 × 6. Ten such pieces come to 9780 kg.

What are the dimensions of WPB 360 × 300?

360 mm deep and 300 mm wide, with a 12.5 mm web and 22.5 mm flanges.

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