CHS · EN 10219 · cold formed

CHS 48.3/2.5

CHS 48.3/2.5 is a cold-formed circular hollow section per EN 10219: outer diameter 48.3 mm, wall thickness 2.5 mm, weight 2.8 kg/m, cross-section area 3.6 cm², moment of inertia Iy = 9.5 cm⁴, elastic section modulus Wel,y = 3.9 cm³.

Cross section · mm

48.3Outer diameter d · mm

2.5Wall thickness t · mm

3.60Area A · cm²

2.82Mass G · kg/m

Geometry

Outer diameter d48.30 mm

Wall thickness t2.50 mm

Cross-section area A3.600 cm²

Weight G
steel 7850 kg/m³2.82kg/m

Section properties

Moment of inertia I9.460 cm⁴

W_el3.917 cm³

W_pl5.249 cm³

Radius of gyration i16.20 mm

Torsion constant I_t18.920 cm⁴

Reference

Profile standardEN 10219

EurocodeEN 1993-1-1 (EC3)

Check to EN 1993-1-1

Work out the utilisation of CHS 48.3/2.5 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/ 1.4 kN·m

Shear/ 36.4 kN

Compression/ 6.9 kN

Steelγ_M0γ_M1L_crmmkClass1

Resistances and factors

M_c,y,Rd / M_c,z,RdW_pl1.4 kN·m / 1.4 kN·m

V_c,z,Rd / V_c,y,RdA_v = 229 mm²36.4 kN / 36.4 kN

N_pl,Rd / N_b,Rd99.0 kN / 6.9 kN

N_cr,y / N_cr,z7.8 kN / 7.8 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.