RHS · EN 10210 · hot finished

RHS 200×120/12.5

RHS 200×120/12.5 is a hot-finished rectangular hollow section per EN 10210: height 200 mm, width 120 mm, wall thickness 12.5 mm, weight 56.6 kg/m, cross-section area 72.1 cm², moment of inertia Iy = 3576 cm⁴, elastic section modulus Wel,y = 357.6 cm³.

Cross section · mm

200Height h · mm

120Width b · mm

72.07Area A · cm²

56.60Mass G · kg/m

Geometry

Height h200.00 mm

Width b120.00 mm

Wall thickness t12.50 mm

Outer corner radius r_o18.75 mm

Inner corner radius r_i12.50 mm

Cross-section area A72.070 cm²

Weight G
steel 7850 kg/m³56.60kg/m

Section properties

I3 576.000 cm⁴1 562.000 cm⁴

W_el357.600 cm³260.400 cm³

W_pl455.100 cm³314.300 cm³

I_t3 569.000 cm⁴

Reference

Profile standardEN 10210

EurocodeEN 1993-1-1 (EC3)

Check to EN 1993-1-1

Work out the utilisation of RHS 200×120/12.5 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/ 125.2 kN·m

Shear/ 715.2 kN

Compression/ 1.00 MN

Steelγ_M0γ_M1L_crmmkClass1

Resistances and factors

M_c,y,Rd / M_c,z,RdW_pl125.2 kN·m / 86.4 kN·m

V_c,z,Rd / V_c,y,RdA_v = 4504 mm²715.2 kN / 429.1 kN

N_pl,Rd / N_b,Rd1.98 MN / 1.00 MN

N_cr,y / N_cr,z2.96 MN / 1.29 MN

f_yEN 10210-1275 MPa

γ_M0 / γ_M11.00 / 1.00

Curve a · χ0.51

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.