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Steel Sections

This document provides an overview of common steel section types used in construction, including how each type is designated. It lists the main beam sections as Indian Standard Junior Beams (ISJB), Indian Standard Light Weight Beams (ISLB), Indian Standard Medium Weight Beams (ISMB), Indian Standard Wide Flange Beams (ISWB), and Indian Standard Heavy Weight Beams (ISHB). Parallel flange beams include Narrow Parallel Flange Beams (NPB), Wide Parallel Flange Beams (WPB), Universal Beams (UB), and Universal Columns (UC). Other section types described are angles, channels, rails, plates, flats, round bar, hexagon bar, square bar, square hollow bar,

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Steel Sections

This document provides an overview of common steel section types used in construction, including how each type is designated. It lists the main beam sections as Indian Standard Junior Beams (ISJB), Indian Standard Light Weight Beams (ISLB), Indian Standard Medium Weight Beams (ISMB), Indian Standard Wide Flange Beams (ISWB), and Indian Standard Heavy Weight Beams (ISHB). Parallel flange beams include Narrow Parallel Flange Beams (NPB), Wide Parallel Flange Beams (WPB), Universal Beams (UB), and Universal Columns (UC). Other section types described are angles, channels, rails, plates, flats, round bar, hexagon bar, square bar, square hollow bar,

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STEEL SECTIONS

This article is for beginners of this construction industry. Being a


Construction Engineer / Structural Engineer we have to work with different
type of steel section. Different type of steel sections are listed below and
also mentioned how it designated along with examples.

BEAM SECTIONS

1. ISJB - Indian Standard Junior Beams


2. ISLB - Indian Standard Light Weight Beams
3. ISMB - Indian Standard Medium Weight Beams
4. ISWB - Indian Standard Wide Flange Beams
5. ISHB - Indian Standard Heavy Weight Beams
Beams will be designated by Type - Web size X Flange size (Eg. ISMB
600X210)

PARALLEL FLANGE BEAMS


1. NPB - Indian Standard Narrow Parallel Flange Beams.
2. WPB - Indian Standard Wide Parallel Flange Beams
3. UB - Universal Beams4. UC - Universal Columns
Parallel Flange Beams will be designated by Type - Web size X Flange size X
Unit Weight (Eg. UB 610X229X125)

ANGLES

1. ISA Indian Standard Equal Angle


2. ISUA Indian Standard Un Equal Angle
Angles will be designated by Type – Face1 size X Face2 size X Thickness (Eg.
ISA 100X100X6)
CHANNELS
1. ISJC Indian Standard Junior Channel
2. ISLC Indian Standard Light Weight Channel
3. ISMC Indian Standard Medium Weight Channel
Channels will be designated by Type –Web size X Flange size (Eg. ISMC
100X50)
RAILS

1. ISCR Indian Standard Crane Rail


2. ISHR Indian Standard Heavy Rail
Rails will be designated by Type –Head size (Eg. ISCR 100)
PLATES
Plates will be designated by Thickness (Eg. Plate 10)

FLATS

Flats will be designated by Width X Thickness (Eg. Flat 100X6)


ROUND BAR

ISRO Indian Standard Round


Round Bar will be designated by Diameter (Eg. ISRO 50)
HEXAGON BAR

Hex.Bar will be designated by one side size (Eg. Hex. Bar 50)
SQUARE BAR

Square Bar will be designated by one side size (Eg. Sq. Bar 100)
SQUARE HOLLOW BAR
Square Hollow bar will be designated by Sq.Bar– Face1 size X Face size2 X
Thickness (Eg. Sq.Bar 50X50X2)
RECTANGULAR HOLLOW SECTION

Rectangular Hollow bar will be designated by Rect. Bar– Face1 size X Face
size2 X Thickness (Eg.Rect. Sq.Bar 100X50X2)

Hope this information may useful to you. More details like unit weight and
other properties will follow my next articles.
Wish you all the best.

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