Australia Universal Bearing Piles & Section Properties

Browse Australian Universal bearing piles from the supplied metric section workbook. Compare dimensions and section properties, open a designation for full details, or load a section into Optimal Beam.

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Australian-Sections.xlsx (Sheets 1-19) · 443 sections

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ASNZS UBP-shape dimensions and section properties in metric units
Designation Weight (kg/m) Depth, d (mm) Width (mm) Area (mm²) Ix (mm⁴) Sx (mm³)
310 UBP 79 79 299.2 306 10000 164000000 1096256.684492
250 UBP 85 85 254.3 259.7 10800 123000000 967361.384192
250 UBP 63 63 246.9 256 7970 87800000 711219.117051
200 UBP 146 146 245 218 18600 172000000 1404081.632653
200 UBP 122 122 230.4 220 15600 130000000 1128472.222222

Family overview

What are Australia Universal Bearing Piles?

Browse Australian Universal bearing piles from the supplied metric section workbook. Compare dimensions and section properties, open a designation for full details, or load a section into Optimal Beam.

Designations

Understanding Universal Bearing Piles designations

Australian UBP designations list nominal depth, the bearing-pile family code and nominal mass in kilograms per metre.

Nominal depth series

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Properties

Universal Bearing Piles properties explained

These properties are especially relevant when comparing Universal Bearing Piles. View the complete property glossary.

Symbol Property Units Why it matters
Weight Weight lb/ft, kg/m Mass per unit length; used for self-weight and economy comparisons
d Overall depth in, mm Overall depth and clearance
bf Flange width in, mm Overall flange width and lateral behaviour
tw Web thickness in, mm Web thickness and shear-related behaviour
tf Flange thickness in, mm Flange thickness and flexural/local behaviour
A Cross-sectional area in², mm² Total steel cross-sectional area
Ix Moment of inertia (x) in⁴, mm⁴ Major-axis flexural stiffness
Iy Moment of inertia (y) in⁴, mm⁴ Minor-axis flexural stiffness
Sx Elastic section modulus (x) in³, mm³ Elastic bending property about the x-axis
Sy Elastic section modulus (y) in³, mm³ Elastic bending property about the y-axis
Zx Plastic section modulus (x) in³, mm³ Plastic bending property about the x-axis
Zy Plastic section modulus (y) in³, mm³ Plastic bending property about the y-axis
rx Radius of gyration (x) in, mm Strong-axis radius of gyration
ry Radius of gyration (y) in, mm Weak-axis radius of gyration and lateral stability relevance
J Torsional constant in⁴, mm⁴ Torsional constant
Cw Warping constant in⁶, mm⁶ Warping constant for lateral-torsional behaviour

Library summary

Computed Universal Bearing Piles summary

The current Australia Universal Bearing Piles library contains 5 sections across 5 nominal-depth series. Published weights range from 42.33 to 98.11 lb/ft , and actual depths range from 9.07 to 11.78 inches .

Lightest section
250 UBP 63
Heaviest section
200 UBP 146
Ix range
210.94413.23 in⁴
Sx range
43.4085.68 in³

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Source: Australian-Sections.xlsx (Sheets 1-19) v2019.11 · Verified July 2026 · View methodology