CHS · EN 10210 · hot finished

CHS 244.5/5

CHS 244.5/5 is a hot-finished circular hollow section per EN 10210: outer diameter 244.5 mm, wall thickness 5 mm, weight 29.5 kg/m, cross-section area 37.6 cm², moment of inertia Iy = 2699 cm⁴, elastic section modulus Wel,y = 220.7 cm³.

Cross section · mm

244.5Outer diameter d · mm

5Wall thickness t · mm

37.62Area A · cm²

29.50Mass G · kg/m

Geometry

Outer diameter d244.50 mm

Wall thickness t5.00 mm

Cross-section area A37.620 cm²

Weight G
steel 7850 kg/m³29.50kg/m

Section properties

Moment of inertia I2 699.000 cm⁴

W_el220.700 cm³

W_pl286.800 cm³

Radius of gyration i84.70 mm

Torsion constant I_t5 397.000 cm⁴

Reference

Profile standardEN 10210

EurocodeEN 1993-1-1 (EC3)

Check to EN 1993-1-1

Work out the utilisation of CHS 244.5/5 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/ 78.9 kN·m

Shear/ 380.3 kN

Compression/ 886.6 kN

Steelγ_M0γ_M1L_crmmkClass2

Resistances and factors

M_c,y,Rd / M_c,z,RdW_pl78.9 kN·m / 78.9 kN·m

V_c,z,Rd / V_c,y,RdA_v = 2395 mm²380.3 kN / 380.3 kN

N_pl,Rd / N_b,Rd1.03 MN / 886.6 kN

N_cr,y / N_cr,z2.24 MN / 2.24 MN

f_yEN 10210-1275 MPa

γ_M0 / γ_M11.00 / 1.00

Curve a · χ0.86

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.