RHS · EN 10210 · hot finished

RHS 100×50/5

RHS 100×50/5 is a hot-finished rectangular hollow section per EN 10210: height 100 mm, width 50 mm, wall thickness 5 mm, weight 10.8 kg/m, cross-section area 13.7 cm², moment of inertia Iy = 166.5 cm⁴, elastic section modulus Wel,y = 33.3 cm³.

Cross section · mm

100Height h · mm

50Width b · mm

13.73Area A · cm²

10.80Mass G · kg/m

Geometry

Height h100.00 mm

Width b50.00 mm

Wall thickness t5.00 mm

Outer corner radius r_o7.50 mm

Inner corner radius r_i5.00 mm

Cross-section area A13.730 cm²

Weight G
steel 7850 kg/m³10.80kg/m

Section properties

I166.500 cm⁴54.300 cm⁴

W_el33.300 cm³21.720 cm³

W_pl42.610 cm³25.780 cm³

I_t134.700 cm⁴

Reference

Profile standardEN 10210

EurocodeEN 1993-1-1 (EC3)

Check to EN 1993-1-1

Work out the utilisation of RHS 100×50/5 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/ 11.7 kN·m

Shear/ 145.3 kN

Compression/ 41.8 kN

Steelγ_M0γ_M1L_crmmkClass1

Resistances and factors

M_c,y,Rd / M_c,z,RdW_pl11.7 kN·m / 7.1 kN·m

V_c,z,Rd / V_c,y,RdA_v = 915 mm²145.3 kN / 72.7 kN

N_pl,Rd / N_b,Rd377.6 kN / 41.8 kN

N_cr,y / N_cr,z138.0 kN / 45.0 kN

f_yEN 10210-1275 MPa

γ_M0 / γ_M11.00 / 1.00

Curve a · χ0.11

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.