M-BEAMS
DIMENSIONS AND SECTION PROPERTIES OF M2, M3, M4
DESCRIPTION M BEAM TYPE M2 M3 M4
PAN RANGE

L (m)

16.0-18.0 17.5-19.5 19.0-21.5
DEPTH

D (mm)

720 800 880
WEIGHT

w (KN/m)

7.71 8.49 9.26
SECTIONAL AREA

A (mm2)

316650 348650 380650
NEUTRAL AXIS 

Yt (mm)

455 490 527

Yb (mm)

265 310 353
MOMENT OF INERTIA

Ixx (mm4)

16.20 x 109 23.02 x 109 30.94 x 109
SECTION MODULII

Zt (mm3)

35.64 x 106 46.96 x 106 58.77 x 106

Zb (mm3)

61.04 x 106 74.31 x 106 87.57 x 106
 
DIMENSIONS AND SECTION PROPERTIES OF M5, M6, M7
 DESCRIPTION M BEAM TYPE M5 M6 M7
SPAN RANGE L      (m) 20.0-22.5 22.0-24.0 23.5-26.0
DEPTH D     (mm) 960 1040 1120
WEIGHT w    (KN/m) 8.64 9.42 10.20
SECTIONAL AREA A     (mm2) 355050 387050 419050
NEUTRAL AXIS  Yt (mm) 603 490 527
Yb   (mm) 357 409 460
MOMENT OF INERTIA Ixx   (mm4) 35.81 x 109 47.56 x 109 60.46 x 109

SECTION MODULII

Zt    (mm3) 59.39 x 106 75.39 x 106 91.53 x 106
Zb   (mm3) 100.33 x 106 116.23 x 106 131.54 x 106
 
DIMENSIONS AND SECTION PROPERTIES OF M8, M9, M10
DESCRIPTION M BEAM TYPE M8 M9 M10
SPAN RANGE L      (m) 25.0-27.0* 26.5-28.5* 28.0-29.0*
DEPTH D     (mm) 1200 1040 1360
WEIGHT w    (KN/m) 9.58 9.42 11.13
SECTIONAL AREA A     (mm2) 393450 425450 457450
NEUTRAL AXIS  Yt    (mm) 746 768 792
Yb   (mm) 454 512 568
MOMENT OF INERTIA Ixx   (mm4) 65.19 x 109 82.98 x 109 101.88 x 109

SECTION MODULII

Zt    (mm3) 87.39 x 106 108.09 x 106 128.65 x 106
Zb   (mm3) 143.57 x 106 161.57 x 106 179.36 x 106
*Subject to transportation constraints

A range of nine M-sections, M2 to M10, are available for use by the bridge engineer to cater for various spans from 16 metres or less up to 28 metres (subject to transportation constraints). Standard web holes (see fig 1) provided at 600mm centers when necessary for threading transverse reinforcement through the bottom of the webs.

 
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