CHS · EN 10219 · cold formed

CHS 168.3/6.3

CHS 168.3/6.3 is a cold-formed circular hollow section per EN 10219: outer diameter 168.3 mm, wall thickness 6.3 mm, weight 25.2 kg/m, cross-section area 32.1 cm², moment of inertia Iy = 1053 cm⁴, elastic section modulus Wel,y = 125.2 cm³.

Cross section · mm

168.3Outer diameter d · mm

6.3Wall thickness t · mm

32.06Area A · cm²

25.20Mass G · kg/m

Geometry

Outer diameter d168.30 mm

Wall thickness t6.30 mm

Cross-section area A32.060 cm²

Weight G
steel 7850 kg/m³25.20kg/m

Section properties

Moment of inertia I1 053.000 cm⁴

W_el125.200 cm³

W_pl165.400 cm³

Radius of gyration i57.30 mm

Torsion constant I_t2 107.000 cm⁴

Reference

Profile standardEN 10219

EurocodeEN 1993-1-1 (EC3)

Check to EN 1993-1-1

Work out the utilisation of CHS 168.3/6.3 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/ 45.5 kN·m

Shear/ 324.1 kN

Compression/ 473.5 kN

Steelγ_M0γ_M1L_crmmkClass1

Resistances and factors

M_c,y,Rd / M_c,z,RdW_pl45.5 kN·m / 45.5 kN·m

V_c,z,Rd / V_c,y,RdA_v = 2041 mm²324.1 kN / 324.1 kN

N_pl,Rd / N_b,Rd881.6 kN / 473.5 kN

N_cr,y / N_cr,z873.0 kN / 873.0 kN

f_yEN 10219-1275 MPa

γ_M0 / γ_M11.00 / 1.00

Curve c · χ0.54

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.