Steel Sections

Tool for the structural design of metal carpentry works

The application, designed and developed by Fondazione Promozione Acciaio and tested by leading companies that develop executive projects, architectural design firms, and structural engineers, includes a comprehensive profile library of over 8,500 steel profiles:
• IPE, IPN
• HE, HD, HL, HLZ, HP
• T
• UPN, UPE, U
• Equal- and unequal-sided angles
• Hot-finished and cold-formed circular, square, and rectangular hollow sections
• Heavy plates
• Sheet piles
• Cold-formed thin-section sections (CFS)

The app includes the following features:
• Commercial availability of profiles: availability, procurement times, and minimum quantities
• Quick creation of bills of materials and export in CSV and text formats for bills of quantities and for requesting quotes and supplies
• Search for profiles and consult geometric data by category: quick search and advanced filter search
• Beam verification: stress and deformation calculation for beams Single-span, Ultimate Limit State resistance checks and Serviceability Limit State deformability checks. Applicable to varying constraint schemes, floor spans, load types, profile types and layouts, and steel grades.
• Through-thickness plate checks
• Mass and surface area calculations per unit length
• Critical load calculations for beams
• Design resistance calculations for cross-sections
• Stress and deformation calculations for statically and statically inert beams
• Favorites section where you can save up to 50 profiles
• Compare function to compare the characteristics of different profiles

Future implementations will include additional products and features.

Legal Notice: Steel Sections provides design and technical consultation support tools, and is not intended to replace structural calculation software. Use of the Steel Sections app remains the responsibility of the licensed professional in compliance with current regulations.

Additionally:
• NEWS section: latest news on training courses organized by the Foundation with direct provision of CFPs, updates on regulatory developments, new app releases for additional products, and the development of new features.
• MEMBERS section: Italian and European steel mills, trade associations, processing and distribution companies, metal fabricators, manufacturers of automated steel processing systems, galvanizing plants, painting companies, and architecture and engineering firms.
• INSIGHTS section: technical content regarding certifications and applicable regulations for each product type, processes, and protective treatments for the durability of steel structures.