UK Universal Bearing Piles & Section Properties
Browse Universal bearing piles from the British steel section catalog. Compare metric-native dimensions and section properties, open a designation for full details, or load a section into Optimal Beam.
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British-Sections-1 and Eurocode 3 UK shared angle/hollow tables · 1,196 sections
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| Designation | Weight (kg/m) | Depth, d (mm) | Width (mm) | Area (mm²) | Ix (mm⁴) | Sx (mm³) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UBP 356×368×174 | 174 | 361.4 | 378.5 | 22200 | 510000000 | 2820000 |
| UBP 356×368×152 | 152 | 356.4 | 376 | 19400 | 440000000 | 2470000 |
| UBP 356×368×133 | 133 | 352 | 373.8 | 16900 | 380000000 | 2160000 |
| UBP 356×368×109 | 109 | 346.4 | 371 | 13900 | 306000000 | 1770000 |
| UBP 305×305×223 | 223 | 337.9 | 325.7 | 28400 | 527000000 | 3120000 |
| UBP 305×305×186 | 186 | 328.3 | 320.9 | 23700 | 426000000 | 2600000 |
| UBP 305×305×149 | 149 | 318.5 | 316 | 19000 | 331000000 | 2080000 |
| UBP 305×305×126 | 126 | 312.3 | 312.9 | 16100 | 274000000 | 1760000 |
| UBP 305×305×110 | 110 | 307.9 | 310.7 | 14000 | 236000000 | 1530000 |
| UBP 305×305×95 | 94.9 | 303.7 | 308.7 | 12100 | 200000000 | 1320000 |
| UBP 305×305×88 | 88 | 301.7 | 307.8 | 11200 | 184000000 | 1220000 |
| UBP 305×305×79 | 78.9 | 299.3 | 306.4 | 10000 | 164000000 | 1100000 |
| UBP 254×254×85 | 85.1 | 254.3 | 260.4 | 10800 | 123000000 | 966000 |
| UBP 254×254×71 | 71 | 249.7 | 258 | 9040 | 101000000 | 807000 |
| UBP 254×254×63 | 63 | 247.1 | 256.6 | 8020 | 88600000 | 717000 |
| UBP 203×203×54 | 53.9 | 204 | 207.7 | 6870 | 50300000 | 493000 |
| UBP 203×203×45 | 44.9 | 200.2 | 205.9 | 5720 | 41000000 | 410000 |
Family overview
What are UK Universal Bearing Piles?
Browse Universal bearing piles from the British steel section catalog. Compare metric-native dimensions and section properties, open a designation for full details, or load a section into Optimal Beam.
Designations
Understanding Universal Bearing Piles designations
UBP designations list nominal depth × flange width × mass for universal bearing piles.
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 UK Universal Bearing Piles library contains 17 sections across 4 nominal-depth series. Published weights range from 30.17 to 149.85 lb/ft , and actual depths range from 7.88 to 14.23 inches .
- Lightest section
- UBP 203x203x45
- Heaviest section
- UBP 305x305x223
- Ix range
- 98.50 – 1,266.12 in⁴
- Sx range
- 25.02 – 190.39 in³
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Source: British-Sections-1 and Eurocode 3 UK shared angle/hollow tables v2023.11 · Verified July 2026 · View methodology