Beams

A beam is a structural element that is capable of withstanding loads primarily by resisting bending.
Beams generally carry vertical gravitational forces but can also be used to carry horizontal loads. The loads carried by a beam are transferred to columns, walls, or girders, which then transfer the force to adjacent structural compression members.
Traditional usage includes foundation for buildings and civil projects, but smaller structures such as truck or automobile frames, machine frames, and other mechanical or structural systems contain beams.
They are distinguished by their profile, the shope of their cross-section, the lenght and the grade.
Unisteel International DMCC supplies a range of grades and standard dimensions of beams like EN, BS, ASTM and JIS.
> European beams
IPE - I beams(Size 80 to 750 mm)
IPN - Standard beams (Size 80 to 600 mm)
HE - Wide flange beams (Size 100 to 1000 mm)
HL - Extra wide flange beams (Size 920 to 1100 mm)
HD - Wide flange columns (Size 260 to 400 mm)
HP - Wide flange bearing piles (Size 200 to 400 mm)
> British beams
UB - Bruniversal beams (Size 127 to 1016 mm)
J - British joists with taoer flanges (Size 76 to 254 mm)
UC - Universal columns (Size 152 to 356 mm)
UBP - Universal bearing piles with wide flanges (Size 203 to 356 mm)
> American beams
W - Wide flange beams (Size 100 to 1100 mm)
S - American standard beams (Size 75 to 610 mm)
HP - Wide flange bearing piles (Size 200 to 360 mm)
> Japanese beams
H - Japanese H sections (Size 100 to 900 mm)