RHS · EN 10210 · hot finished

RHS 120×60/8

RHS 120×60/8 is a hot-finished rectangular hollow section per EN 10210: height 120 mm, width 60 mm, wall thickness 8 mm, weight 20.1 kg/m, cross-section area 25.6 cm², moment of inertia Iy = 424.7 cm⁴, elastic section modulus Wel,y = 70.8 cm³.

Cross section · mm
yz601208[mm]
120Height h · mm
60Width b · mm
25.55Area A · cm²
20.10Mass G · kg/m
Geometry
Height h120.00 mm
Width b60.00 mm
Wall thickness t8.00 mm
Outer corner radius ro12.00 mm
Inner corner radius ri8.00 mm
Cross-section area A25.550 cm²
Weight G
steel 7850 kg/m³20.10kg/m
Section properties
I424.700 cm⁴135.100 cm⁴
Wel70.790 cm³45.050 cm³
Wpl92.700 cm³55.400 cm³
It344.300 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/ 25.5 kN·m
Shear/ 270.4 kN
Compression/ 102.7 kN
Class1
Resistances and factors
Mc,y,Rd / Mc,z,RdW_pl25.5 kN·m / 15.2 kN·m
Vc,z,Rd / Vc,y,RdA_v = 1703 mm²270.4 kN / 135.2 kN
Npl,Rd / Nb,Rd702.6 kN / 102.7 kN
Ncr,y / Ncr,z352.1 kN / 112.0 kN
fyEN 10210-1275 MPa
γM0 / γM11.00 / 1.00
Curve a · χ0.15

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.