RHS · EN 10210 · hot finished

RHS 120×60/5

RHS 120×60/5 is a hot-finished rectangular hollow section per EN 10210: height 120 mm, width 60 mm, wall thickness 5 mm, weight 13.1 kg/m, cross-section area 16.7 cm², moment of inertia Iy = 299.2 cm⁴, elastic section modulus Wel,y = 49.9 cm³.

Cross section · mm
yz601205[mm]
120Height h · mm
60Width b · mm
16.73Area A · cm²
13.10Mass G · kg/m
Geometry
Height h120.00 mm
Width b60.00 mm
Wall thickness t5.00 mm
Outer corner radius ro7.50 mm
Inner corner radius ri5.00 mm
Cross-section area A16.730 cm²
Weight G
steel 7850 kg/m³13.10kg/m
Section properties
I299.200 cm⁴98.760 cm⁴
Wel49.870 cm³32.920 cm³
Wpl63.090 cm³38.390 cm³
It241.800 cm⁴
Reference
Profile standardEN 10210
EurocodeEN 1993-1-1 (EC3)

Check to EN 1993-1-1

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Enter the design loads and the section is checked for bending, shear and compression with flexural buckling.

Bending/ 17.3 kN·m
Shear/ 177.1 kN
Compression/ 74.6 kN
Class1
Resistances and factors
Mc,y,Rd / Mc,z,RdW_pl17.3 kN·m / 10.6 kN·m
Vc,z,Rd / Vc,y,RdA_v = 1115 mm²177.1 kN / 88.5 kN
Npl,Rd / Nb,Rd460.1 kN / 74.6 kN
Ncr,y / Ncr,z248.1 kN / 81.9 kN
fyEN 10210-1275 MPa
γM0 / γM11.00 / 1.00
Curve a · χ0.16

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.