CHS · EN 10219 · cold formed

CHS 48.3/2

CHS 48.3/2 is a cold-formed circular hollow section per EN 10219: outer diameter 48.3 mm, wall thickness 2 mm, weight 2.3 kg/m, cross-section area 2.9 cm², moment of inertia Iy = 7.8 cm⁴, elastic section modulus Wel,y = 3.2 cm³.

Cross section · mm

48.3Outer diameter d · mm

2Wall thickness t · mm

2.91Area A · cm²

2.28Mass G · kg/m

Geometry

Outer diameter d48.30 mm

Wall thickness t2.00 mm

Cross-section area A2.910 cm²

Weight G
steel 7850 kg/m³2.28kg/m

Section properties

Moment of inertia I7.810 cm⁴

W_el3.234 cm³

W_pl4.290 cm³

Radius of gyration i16.40 mm

Torsion constant I_t15.620 cm⁴

Reference

Profile standardEN 10219

EurocodeEN 1993-1-1 (EC3)

Check to EN 1993-1-1

Work out the utilisation of CHS 48.3/2 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/ 1.2 kN·m

Shear/ 29.4 kN

Compression/ 5.7 kN

Steelγ_M0γ_M1L_crmmkClass1

Resistances and factors

M_c,y,Rd / M_c,z,RdW_pl1.2 kN·m / 1.2 kN·m

V_c,z,Rd / V_c,y,RdA_v = 185 mm²29.4 kN / 29.4 kN

N_pl,Rd / N_b,Rd80.0 kN / 5.7 kN

N_cr,y / N_cr,z6.5 kN / 6.5 kN

f_yEN 10219-1275 MPa

γ_M0 / γ_M11.00 / 1.00

Curve c · χ0.07

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.