RHS · EN 10210 · hot finished

RHS 160×80/8

RHS 160×80/8 is a hot-finished rectangular hollow section per EN 10210: height 160 mm, width 80 mm, wall thickness 8 mm, weight 27.6 kg/m, cross-section area 35.2 cm², moment of inertia Iy = 1091 cm⁴, elastic section modulus Wel,y = 136.4 cm³.

Cross section · mm

160Height h · mm

80Width b · mm

35.15Area A · cm²

27.60Mass G · kg/m

Geometry

Height h160.00 mm

Width b80.00 mm

Wall thickness t8.00 mm

Outer corner radius r_o12.00 mm

Inner corner radius r_i8.00 mm

Cross-section area A35.150 cm²

Weight G
steel 7850 kg/m³27.60kg/m

Section properties

I1 091.000 cm⁴355.800 cm⁴

W_el136.400 cm³88.960 cm³

W_pl174.500 cm³105.600 cm³

I_t883.100 cm⁴

Reference

Profile standardEN 10210

EurocodeEN 1993-1-1 (EC3)

Check to EN 1993-1-1

Work out the utilisation of RHS 160×80/8 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/ 48.0 kN·m

Shear/ 372.1 kN

Compression/ 258.6 kN

Steelγ_M0γ_M1L_crmmkClass1

Resistances and factors

M_c,y,Rd / M_c,z,RdW_pl48.0 kN·m / 29.0 kN·m

V_c,z,Rd / V_c,y,RdA_v = 2343 mm²372.1 kN / 186.0 kN

N_pl,Rd / N_b,Rd966.6 kN / 258.6 kN

N_cr,y / N_cr,z904.5 kN / 295.0 kN

f_yEN 10210-1275 MPa

γ_M0 / γ_M11.00 / 1.00

Curve a · χ0.27

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.