CHS · EN 10210 · hot finished

CHS 101.6/5

CHS 101.6/5 is a hot-finished circular hollow section per EN 10210: outer diameter 101.6 mm, wall thickness 5 mm, weight 11.9 kg/m, cross-section area 15.2 cm², moment of inertia Iy = 177.5 cm⁴, elastic section modulus Wel,y = 34.9 cm³.

Cross section · mm

101.6Outer diameter d · mm

5Wall thickness t · mm

15.17Area A · cm²

11.90Mass G · kg/m

Geometry

Outer diameter d101.60 mm

Wall thickness t5.00 mm

Cross-section area A15.170 cm²

Weight G
steel 7850 kg/m³11.90kg/m

Section properties

Moment of inertia I177.500 cm⁴

W_el34.930 cm³

W_pl46.700 cm³

Radius of gyration i34.20 mm

Torsion constant I_t354.900 cm⁴

Reference

Profile standardEN 10210

EurocodeEN 1993-1-1 (EC3)

Check to EN 1993-1-1

Work out the utilisation of CHS 101.6/5 for your design forces

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Enter the design loads and the section is checked for bending, shear and compression with flexural buckling.

Bending/ 12.8 kN·m

Shear/ 153.3 kN

Compression/ 127.1 kN

Steelγ_M0γ_M1L_crmmkClass1

Resistances and factors

M_c,y,Rd / M_c,z,RdW_pl12.8 kN·m / 12.8 kN·m

V_c,z,Rd / V_c,y,RdA_v = 966 mm²153.3 kN / 153.3 kN

N_pl,Rd / N_b,Rd417.2 kN / 127.1 kN

N_cr,y / N_cr,z147.2 kN / 147.2 kN

f_yEN 10210-1275 MPa

γ_M0 / γ_M11.00 / 1.00

Curve a · χ0.30

Yield strength is taken from the product standard for the governing thickness, so above 16 mm it is lower than the nominal grade. Simplified checks per EN 1993-1-1, without M+N+V interaction, without lateral-torsional buckling and without web shear buckling. Verify with a full design.