Heavy-duty pultruded
HD Bar HDPI-2040
HDPI-2040
HDPI-2040 is a 2-inch heavy-duty I-bar panel with 40% open area. Wheel loads require a specific review of contact area, loading direction and support conditions; the designation alone is not a vehicle rating.
Panel Specifications
- Panel size
- 5' x 20'
- Approx. weight
- 11.81 lbs/sf
- Open area
- 40%
- Load bar depth
- 2"
- Bar centers
- 1"
- Bars per foot of width
- 12
- Engineering properties per foot of width
- A=14.4in2I=4.80in4S=4.80in3

Typical uses
- Concentrated-load platform designs
- Trench covers after wheel-load review
Material & Surface Options
- Resin systems
- Type V Vinyl ester (230°F) · Type I Isophthalic polyester (220°F) · Type O Orthophthalic polyester (160°F)
- Choose a Walking Surface
- Concave (as-molded) · Grit top · Covered / plated
- Standard colors
- Dark grey, Light grey, Green, Yellow, Orange
- Flame spread (ASTM E84)
- Class 1, 25 or less
Load & deflection data
Load & Deflection Data
Published deflection values in inches at the listed spans and loads. Review each table's notes and support conditions with your project engineer.
Uniform load (lbs/sq ft)
| Span | 50 | 100 | 150 | 200 | 250 | 500 | 1000 | 2000 | Max rec. load (lbs/sq ft) | Apparent EI ×10⁶ (lb-in²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12" | <0.001 | <0.001 | <0.001 | <0.001 | <0.001 | 0.002 | 0.003 | 0.007 | 24623 | 6.92 |
| 18" | <0.001 | <0.001 | 0.001 | 0.002 | 0.002 | 0.004 | 0.009 | 0.018 | 16415 | 12.80 |
| 24" | 0.001 | 0.002 | 0.003 | 0.004 | 0.005 | 0.011 | 0.021 | 0.043 | 12311 | 16.80 |
| 30" | 0.002 | 0.005 | 0.007 | 0.009 | 0.011 | 0.023 | 0.045 | 0.090 | 9849 | 19.50 |
| 36" | 0.004 | 0.008 | 0.013 | 0.017 | 0.021 | 0.042 | 0.084 | 0.169 | 6840 | 21.60 |
| 42" | 0.007 | 0.015 | 0.022 | 0.029 | 0.037 | 0.073 | 0.147 | 0.294 | 5025 | 23.00 |
| 48" | 0.012 | 0.024 | 0.036 | 0.048 | 0.060 | 0.120 | 0.241 | 0.482 | 3847 | 23.90 |
| 54" | 0.019 | 0.038 | 0.057 | 0.076 | 0.095 | 0.189 | 0.379 | — | 3040 | 24.34 |
| 60" | 0.028 | 0.057 | 0.085 | 0.114 | 0.142 | 0.285 | 0.570 | — | 2462 | 24.69 |
| 66" | 0.041 | 0.082 | 0.124 | 0.165 | 0.206 | 0.412 | — | — | 2035 | 25.00 |
| 72" | 0.058 | 0.115 | 0.173 | 0.230 | 0.288 | 0.576 | — | — | 1710 | 25.33 |
| 78" | 0.079 | 0.158 | 0.237 | 0.316 | 0.395 | — | — | — | 1457 | 25.40 |
| 84" | 0.106 | 0.211 | 0.317 | 0.422 | 0.528 | — | — | — | 1256 | 25.60 |
Line load (lbs/ft of width)
| Span | 50 | 100 | 150 | 200 | 250 | 500 | 1000 | 2000 | Max rec. load (lbs/ft of width) | Apparent EI ×10⁶ (lb-in²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12" | <0.001 | <0.001 | <0.001 | 0.001 | 0.001 | 0.003 | 0.005 | 0.010 | 48090 | 6.92 |
| 18" | <0.001 | <0.001 | 0.001 | 0.002 | 0.002 | 0.005 | 0.009 | 0.019 | 32060 | 12.80 |
| 24" | <0.001 | 0.002 | 0.003 | 0.003 | 0.004 | 0.009 | 0.017 | 0.034 | 24045 | 16.80 |
| 30" | 0.001 | 0.003 | 0.004 | 0.006 | 0.007 | 0.014 | 0.029 | 0.058 | 19236 | 19.50 |
| 36" | 0.002 | 0.005 | 0.007 | 0.009 | 0.011 | 0.023 | 0.045 | 0.090 | 16030 | 21.60 |
| 42" | 0.003 | 0.007 | 0.010 | 0.013 | 0.017 | 0.034 | 0.067 | 0.134 | 13740 | 23.00 |
| 48" | 0.005 | 0.010 | 0.014 | 0.019 | 0.024 | 0.048 | 0.096 | 0.193 | 12023 | 23.90 |
| 54" | 0.007 | 0.013 | 0.020 | 0.027 | 0.034 | 0.067 | 0.135 | 0.270 | 10687 | 24.34 |
| 60" | 0.009 | 0.018 | 0.027 | 0.036 | 0.046 | 0.091 | 0.182 | 0.365 | 9618 | 24.69 |
| 66" | 0.012 | 0.024 | 0.036 | 0.048 | 0.060 | 0.120 | 0.240 | 0.479 | 8744 | 25.00 |
| 72" | 0.015 | 0.031 | 0.046 | 0.061 | 0.077 | 0.154 | 0.307 | 0.614 | 8015 | 25.33 |
| 78" | 0.019 | 0.039 | 0.058 | 0.078 | 0.097 | 0.195 | 0.389 | — | 7398 | 25.40 |
| 84" | 0.024 | 0.048 | 0.072 | 0.096 | 0.121 | 0.241 | 0.482 | — | 6870 | 25.60 |
Heavy-duty pultruded
Others in this family
| Configuration | Load bar depth | Bar centers | Weight | Open |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HD Bar HDPI-2050HDPI-2050 | 2" | 1.2" | 9.92 lbs/sf | 50% |
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