RHS · EN 10210 · hot finished

RHS 160×80/5

RHS 160×80/5 is a hot-finished rectangular hollow section per EN 10210: height 160 mm, width 80 mm, wall thickness 5 mm, weight 17.8 kg/m, cross-section area 22.7 cm², moment of inertia Iy = 744 cm⁴, elastic section modulus Wel,y = 93 cm³.

Cross section · mm
yz801605[mm]
160Height h · mm
80Width b · mm
22.73Area A · cm²
17.80Mass G · kg/m
Geometry
Height h160.00 mm
Width b80.00 mm
Wall thickness t5.00 mm
Outer corner radius ro7.50 mm
Inner corner radius ri5.00 mm
Cross-section area A22.730 cm²
Weight G
steel 7850 kg/m³17.80kg/m
Section properties
I744.000 cm⁴249.300 cm⁴
Wel93.000 cm³62.320 cm³
Wpl116.100 cm³71.130 cm³
It600.000 cm⁴
Reference
Profile standardEN 10210
EurocodeEN 1993-1-1 (EC3)

Check to EN 1993-1-1

Work out the utilisation of RHS 160×80/5 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/ 31.9 kN·m
Shear/ 240.6 kN
Compression/ 179.7 kN
Class1
Resistances and factors
Mc,y,Rd / Mc,z,RdW_pl31.9 kN·m / 19.6 kN·m
Vc,z,Rd / Vc,y,RdA_v = 1515 mm²240.6 kN / 120.3 kN
Npl,Rd / Nb,Rd625.1 kN / 179.7 kN
Ncr,y / Ncr,z616.8 kN / 206.7 kN
fyEN 10210-1275 MPa
γM0 / γM11.00 / 1.00
Curve a · χ0.29

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.