CHS · EN 10210 · hot finished

CHS 244.5/20

CHS 244.5/20 is a hot-finished circular hollow section per EN 10210: outer diameter 244.5 mm, wall thickness 20 mm, weight 110.7 kg/m, cross-section area 141.1 cm², moment of inertia Iy = 8957 cm⁴, elastic section modulus Wel,y = 732.7 cm³.

Cross section · mm

244.5Outer diameter d · mm

20Wall thickness t · mm

141.06Area A · cm²

110.70Mass G · kg/m

Geometry

Outer diameter d244.50 mm

Wall thickness t20.00 mm

Cross-section area A141.060 cm²

Weight G
steel 7850 kg/m³110.70kg/m

Section properties

Moment of inertia I8 957.000 cm⁴

W_el732.700 cm³

W_pl1 011.000 cm³

Radius of gyration i79.70 mm

Torsion constant I_t17 910.000 cm⁴

Reference

Profile standardEN 10210

EurocodeEN 1993-1-1 (EC3)

Check to EN 1993-1-1

Work out the utilisation of CHS 244.5/20 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/ 267.9 kN·m

Shear/ 1.37 MN

Compression/ 3.15 MN

Steelγ_M0γ_M1L_crmmkf_y265MPaClass1

Resistances and factors

M_c,y,Rd / M_c,z,RdW_pl267.9 kN·m / 267.9 kN·m

V_c,z,Rd / V_c,y,RdA_v = 8980 mm²1.37 MN / 1.37 MN

N_pl,Rd / N_b,Rd3.74 MN / 3.15 MN

N_cr,y / N_cr,z7.43 MN / 7.43 MN

f_yt = 20.0 mm > 16 mm, EN 10210-1265 MPa

γ_M0 / γ_M11.00 / 1.00

Curve a · χ0.84

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.