RHS · EN 10210 · hot finished

RHS 120×60/4

RHS 120×60/4 is a hot-finished rectangular hollow section per EN 10210: height 120 mm, width 60 mm, wall thickness 4 mm, weight 10.7 kg/m, cross-section area 13.6 cm², moment of inertia Iy = 248.7 cm⁴, elastic section modulus Wel,y = 41.5 cm³.

Cross section · mm

120Height h · mm

60Width b · mm

13.59Area A · cm²

10.70Mass G · kg/m

Geometry

Height h120.00 mm

Width b60.00 mm

Wall thickness t4.00 mm

Outer corner radius r_o6.00 mm

Inner corner radius r_i4.00 mm

Cross-section area A13.590 cm²

Weight G
steel 7850 kg/m³10.70kg/m

Section properties

I248.700 cm⁴83.090 cm⁴

W_el41.460 cm³27.700 cm³

W_pl51.870 cm³31.750 cm³

I_t200.700 cm⁴

Reference

Profile standardEN 10210

EurocodeEN 1993-1-1 (EC3)

Check to EN 1993-1-1

Work out the utilisation of RHS 120×60/4 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/ 14.3 kN·m

Shear/ 143.8 kN

Compression/ 62.7 kN

Steelγ_M0γ_M1L_crmmkClass1

Resistances and factors

M_c,y,Rd / M_c,z,RdW_pl14.3 kN·m / 8.7 kN·m

V_c,z,Rd / V_c,y,RdA_v = 906 mm²143.8 kN / 71.9 kN

N_pl,Rd / N_b,Rd373.7 kN / 62.7 kN

N_cr,y / N_cr,z206.2 kN / 68.9 kN

f_yEN 10210-1275 MPa

γ_M0 / γ_M11.00 / 1.00

Curve a · χ0.17

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.