Properties - Asymmetric Beams

Welcome to our Asymmetric Beam properties page! Here you'll find properties for all UK Asymmetric Beam steel sections described by the Steelwork Design Guide to BS5950-1:2000, Volume 1, Section Properties, Member Capacities, 7th Edition (also known as The Blue Book). Sort the table below according to any property and select a CAD file to download using the reference links in the left-most column.

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Section ReferenceRadius of GyrationElastic ModulusNeutral Axis PositionPlastic ModulusBuckling ParameterTorsional IndexWarping ConstantTorsional ConstantArea of Section
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Axis
y-y
Axis
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Axis
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ElasticPlasticAxis
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dm6
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300ASB24912.96.42760353084319.222.6376015100.826.822000318
300ASB19613.66.482320318071419.828.1306012300.847.861.51180249
300ASB18512.36.1198025405741821266010300.828.561.2871235
300ASB15513.26.351830252055318.927.323609500.849.41.07620198
300ASB15312.15.931630209045617.420.421608170.829.970.895513195
280ASB13611.361370177041716.319.218107410.8110.20.71379174
280ASB12412.26.371360190044517.325.717307610.8310.50.721332158
280ASB105126.31150161037016.825.314406330.8312.10.574207133
280ASB100115.76995129028915.618.412905110.8113.20.451160128
280ASB7411.45.96776106023415.721.39784030.8316.70.3387293.7