BSI BS 4-1 - UB British Universal Beams (2024)

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BSI BS 4-1 - UB British Universal Beams - Metric Units

Properties of British Universal Beams - Metric Units

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BSI BS 4-1 - UB British Universal Beams - Metric Units
	Designation	Depth mm	Width mm	Thickness Web mm	Thickness Flange mm	Root Radius mm	Depth between fillets mm	Sectional Area cm**2	Weight kg/m	Moment of Inertia - Ix cm**4	Moment of Inertia - Iy cm**4	Section of Modulus - Sx cm**3	Section of Modulus - Sy cm**3
insert!	UB 127 x 76 x 13	127	76	4	7.6	7.6	96.6	16.5	13	473	55.7	74.6	14.7
insert!	UB 152 x 89 x 16	152.4	88.7	4.5	7.7	7.6	121.8	20.3	16	834	89.8	109	20.2
insert!	UB 178 x 102 x 19	177.8	101.2	4.8	7.9	7.6	146.8	24.3	19	1356	137	153	27
insert!	UB 203 x 102 x 23	203.2	101.8	5.4	9.3	7.6	169.4	29.4	23.1	2105	164	207	32.2
insert!	UB 203 x 133 x 25	203.2	133.2	5.7	7.8	7.6	172.4	32	25.1	2340	308	230	46.2
insert!	UB 203 x 133 x 30	206.8	133.9	6.4	9.6	7.6	172.4	38.2	30	2896	385	280	57.5
insert!	UB 254 x 102 x 22	254	101.6	5.7	6.8	7.6	225.2	28	22	2841	119	224	23.5
insert!	UB 254 x 102 x 25	257.2	101.9	6	8.4	7.6	225.2	32	25.2	3415	149	266	29.2
insert!	UB 254 x 102 x 28	260.4	102.2	6.3	10	7.6	225.2	36.1	28.3	4005	179	308	34.9
insert!	UB 254 x 146 x 31	251.4	146.1	6	8.6	7.6	219	39.7	31.1	4413	448	351	61.3
insert!	UB 254 x 146 x 37	256	146.4	6.3	10.9	7.6	219	47.2	37	5537	571	433	78
insert!	UB 254 x 146 x 43	259.6	147.3	7.2	12.7	7.6	219	54.8	43	6544	677	504	92
insert!	UB 305 x 102 x 25	305.1	101.6	5.8	7	7.6	275.9	31.6	24.8	4455	123	292	24.2
insert!	UB 305 x 102 x 28	308.7	101.8	6	8.8	7.6	275.9	35.9	28.2	5366	155	348	30.5
insert!	UB 305 x 102 x 33	312.7	102.4	6.6	10.8	7.6	275.9	41.8	32.8	6501	194	416	37.9
insert!	UB 305 x 127 x 37	304.4	123.4	7.1	10.7	8.9	265.2	47.2	37	7171	336	471	54.5
insert!	UB 305 x 127 x 42	307.2	124.3	8	12.1	8.9	265.2	53.4	41.9	8196	389	534	62.6
insert!	UB 305 x 127 x 48	311	125.3	9	14	8.9	265.2	61.2	48.1	9575	461	616	73.6
insert!	UB 305 x 165 x 40	303.4	165	6	10.2	8.9	265.2	51.3	40.3	8503	764	560	92.6
insert!	UB 305 x 165 x 46	306.6	165.7	6.7	11.8	8.9	265.2	58.7	46.1	9899	896	646	108
insert!	UB 305 x 165 x 54	310.4	166.9	7.9	13.7	8.9	265.2	68.8	54	11696	1063	754	127
insert!	UB 356 x 127 x 33	349	125.4	6	8.5	10.2	311.6	42.1	33.1	8249	280	473	44.7
insert!	UB 356 x 127 x 39	353.4	126	6.6	10.7	10.2	311.6	49.8	39.1	10172	358	576	56.8
insert!	UB 356 x 171 x 45	351.4	171.1	7	9.7	10.2	311.6	57.3	45	12066	811	687	94.8
insert!	UB 356 x 171 x 51	355	171.5	7.4	11.5	10.2	311.6	64.9	51	14136	968	796	113
insert!	UB 356 x 171 x 57	358	172.2	8.1	13	10.2	311.6	72.6	57	16038	1108	896	129
insert!	UB 356 x 171 x 67	363.4	173.2	9.1	15.7	10.2	311.6	85.5	67.1	19463	1362	1071	157
insert!	UB 406 x 140 x 39	398	141.8	6.4	8.6	10.2	360.4	49.7	39	12508	410	629	57.8
insert!	UB 406 x 140 x 46	403.2	142.2	6.8	11.2	10.2	360.4	58.6	46	15685	538	778	75.7
insert!	UB 406 x 178 x 54	402.6	177.7	7.7	10.9	10.2	360.4	69	54.1	18722	1021	930	115
insert!	UB 406 x 178 x 60	406.4	177.9	7.9	12.8	10.2	360.4	76.5	60.1	21596	1203	1063	135
insert!	UB 406 x 178 x 67	409.4	178.8	8.8	14.3	10.2	360.4	85.5	67.1	24331	1365	1189	153
insert!	UB 406 x 178 x 74	412.8	179.5	9.5	16	10.2	360.4	94.5	74.2	27310	1545	1323	172
insert!	UB 457 x 152 x 52	449.8	152.4	7.6	10.9	10.2	407.6	66.6	52.3	21369	645	950	84.6
insert!	UB 457 x 152 x 60	454.6	152.9	8.1	13.3	10.2	407.6	76.2	59.8	25500	795	1122	104
insert!	UB 457 x 152 x 67	458	153.8	9	15	10.2	407.6	85.6	67.2	28927	913	1263	119
insert!	UB 457 x 152 x 74	462	154.4	9.6	17	10.2	407.6	94.5	74.2	32674	1047	1414	136
insert!	UB 457 x 152 x 82	465.8	155.3	10.5	18.9	10.2	407.6	105	82.1	36589	1185	1571	153
insert!	UB 457 x 191 x 67	453.4	189.9	8.5	12.7	10.2	407.6	85.5	67.1	29380	1452	1296	153
insert!	UB 457 x 191 x 74	457	190.4	9	14.5	10.2	407.6	94.6	74.3	33319	1671	1458	176
insert!	UB 457 x 191 x 82	460	191.3	9.9	16	10.2	407.6	104	82	37051	1871	1611	196
insert!	UB 457 x 191 x 89	463.4	191.9	10.5	17.7	10.2	407.6	114	89.3	41015	2089	1770	218
insert!	UB 457 x 191 x 98	467.2	192.8	11.4	19.6	10.2	407.6	125	98.3	45727	2347	1957	243
insert!	UB 533 x 210 x 101	536.7	210	10.8	17.4	12.7	476.5	129	101	61519	2692	2292	256
insert!	UB 533 x 210 x 109	539.5	210.8	11.6	18.8	12.7	476.5	139	109	66822	2943	2477	279
insert!	UB 533 x 210 x 122	544.5	211.9	12.7	21.3	12.7	476.5	155	122	76043	3388	2793	256
insert!	UB 533 x 210 x 82	528.3	208.8	9.6	13.2	12.7	476.5	105	82.2	47539	2007	1800	192
insert!	UB 533 x 210 x 92	533.1	209.3	10.1	15.6	12.7	476.5	117	92.1	55227	2389	2072	228
insert!	UB 610 x 229 x 101	602.6	227.6	10.5	14.8	12.7	547.6	129	101.2	75780	2915	2515	256
insert!	UB 610 x 229 x 113	607.6	228.2	11.1	17.3	12.7	547.6	144	113	87318	3434	2874	301
insert!	UB 610 x 229 x 125	612.2	229	11.9	19.6	12.7	547.6	159	125.1	98610	3932	3221	343
insert!	UB 610 x 229 x 140	617.2	230.2	13.1	22.1	12.7	547.6	178	139.9	111777	4505	3622	391
insert!	UB 610 x 305 x 149	612.4	304.8	11.8	19.7	16.5	540	190	149.2	125876	9308	4111	611
insert!	UB 610 x 305 x 179	620.2	307.1	14.1	23.6	16.5	540	228	179	153024	11408	4935	743
insert!	UB 610 x 305 x 238	635.8	311.4	18.4	31.4	16.5	540	303	238.1	209471	15837	6589	1017
insert!	UB 686 x 254 x 125	677.9	253	11.7	16.2	15.2	615.1	159	125.2	117992	4383	3481	346
insert!	UB 686 x 254 x 140	683.5	253.7	12.4	19	15.2	615.1	178	140.1	136267	5183	3987	409
insert!	UB 686 x 254 x 152	687.5	254.5	13.2	21	15.2	615.1	194	152.4	150355	5784	4374	455
insert!	UB 686 x 254 x 170	692.9	255.8	14.5	23.7	15.2	615.1	217	170.2	170326	6630	4916	518
insert!	UB 762 x 267 x 134	750	264.4	12	25.5	16.5	686	171	133.9	150692	4788	4018	362
insert!	UB 762 x 267 x 147	754	265.2	12.8	17.5	16.5	686	187	146.9	168502	5455	4470	411
insert!	UB 762 x 267 x 173	762.2	266.7	14.3	21.6	16.5	686	220	173	205282	6850	5387	514
insert!	UB 762 x 267 x 197	769.8	268	15.6	25.4	16.5	686	251	196.8	239957	8175	6234	610
insert!	UB 838 x 292 x 176	834.9	291.7	14	18.8	17.8	761.7	224	175.9	246021	7799	5893	535
insert!	UB 838 x 292 x 194	840.7	292.4	14.7	21.7	17.8	761.7	247	193.8	279175	9066	6641	620
insert!	UB 838 x 292 x 226	850.9	293.8	16.1	26.8	17.8	761.7	289	226.5	339704	11360	7985	773
insert!	UB 914 x 419 x 388	921	420.5	21.4	36.6	24.1	799.6	494	388	719635	45438	15627	2161
insert!	UB 914 x 305 x 201	903	303.3	15.1	20.2	19.1	824.4	256	200.9	325254	9423	7204	621
insert!	UB 914 x 305 x 224	910.4	304.1	15.9	23.9	19.1	824.4	286	224.2	376414	11236	8269	739
insert!	UB 914 x 305 x 253	918.4	305.5	17.3	27.9	19.1	824.4	323	253.4	436305	13301	9501	871
insert!	UB 914 x 305 x 289	926.6	307.7	19.5	32	19.1	824.4	368	289.1	504187	15597	10883	1014
insert!	UB 914 x 419 x 343	911.8	418.5	19.4	32	24.1	799.6	437	343.3	625780	39156	13726	1871
custom!	Designation	Depth mm	Width mm	Thickness Web mm	Thickness Flange mm	Root Radius mm	Depth between fillets mm	Sectional Area cm**2	Weight kg/m	Moment of Inertia - Ix cm**4	Moment of Inertia - Iy cm**4	Section of Modulus - Sx cm**3	Section of Modulus - Sy cm**3

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Insert Vertical Plane

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From within Sketchup - open the Engineering ToolBox extension, navigate to component and select insert! - and the component will be added to your model.

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How to add the Engineering ToolBox Extension to your SketchUp

If you experience problems with the functionality - first try to reload the cached page with the link in the top left corner - then try installation with alternative 2 or 3.

Note! The Engineering Toolbox extension in Sketchup Extension Warehouse only works for Sketchup editions up to 2023. For Sketchup edition 2024 and higher the extension can be installed by using installation alternative 2 or 3 below.

Alt. 1 Sketchup Extension Warehouse

open your Sketchup installation
from the Sketchup menu - select Window > Extension Warehouse - and search for "Engineering ToolBox" - and install!
the extension can be enabled/disabled from the Sketchup menu Window > Extension Manager
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Alt. 2 Download the Extension - Install with the Sketchup Extension Manager

download engineeringtoolbox_tools_v1.0.6.rbz to a location on your computer
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Alt. 3 Download the Extension - Manual Install

open the Sketchup Plugin folder on your system
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if present - remove the engineeringtoolbox_tool.rb file and the engineering_tools folder from the Plugin folder
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decompress the file in your file manager
copy the decompressed engineeringtoolbox_tool.rb file and the engineering_tools folder with its content to the Plugin folder
restart Sketchup

Note that this procedure may be different in older Sketchup versions.

How to use the Engineering ToolBox Sketchup Extension

From the Sketchup menu - select Extensions > Engineering ToolBox. A page like this opens in a separate window - navigate to the wanted component - and select insert! to add the component to your SketchUp model.

Note! The SketchUp Engineering Toolbox is an online resource updated continuously. You need an internet connection to operate.

For some components parameters like length, color, offset and more can be modified before insertion.

Customized components can be inserted by changing parameters in the dialog boxes at the end of the component lists - and clicking "custom!"

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Assistant objects like lines, horizontal and vertical planes can be added.

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Organize your model in groups - add components to the groups!
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Always keep an eye on the model in the "Outliner" window.
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Use the rotation tool on this page to precise rotations of components like bends, pipes ...

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Bill of Materials

Be aware that objects from The Engineering ToolBox are inserted in Sketchup as Groups. They will show up in the Sketchup > Window > Outliner dialog but not in the Sketchup > Window > Model Info > Statistics (Only Components) dialog.

If you want to make "Bill of Materials" from your model

insert an object from The Engineering ToolBox
select the object in the model (or in the Outliner) after insert
click The Engineering ToolBox "Make Component"

The objects will now show up in the Sketchup > Window > Model Info > Statistics dialog and be available for reporting through Sketchup > File > Generate Report feature or other third party report generators.

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