RHS · EN 10210 · hot finished

RHS 200×120/8

RHS 200×120/8 is a hot-finished rectangular hollow section per EN 10210: height 200 mm, width 120 mm, wall thickness 8 mm, weight 37.6 kg/m, cross-section area 48 cm², moment of inertia Iy = 2529 cm⁴, elastic section modulus Wel,y = 252.9 cm³.

Cross section · mm

200Height h · mm

120Width b · mm

47.95Area A · cm²

37.60Mass G · kg/m

Geometry

Height h200.00 mm

Width b120.00 mm

Wall thickness t8.00 mm

Outer corner radius r_o12.00 mm

Inner corner radius r_i8.00 mm

Cross-section area A47.950 cm²

Weight G
steel 7850 kg/m³37.60kg/m

Section properties

I2 529.000 cm⁴1 128.000 cm⁴

W_el252.900 cm³188.100 cm³

W_pl312.700 cm³218.100 cm³

I_t2 495.000 cm⁴

Reference

Profile standardEN 10210

EurocodeEN 1993-1-1 (EC3)

Check to EN 1993-1-1

Work out the utilisation of RHS 200×120/8 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/ 86.0 kN·m

Shear/ 475.8 kN

Compression/ 709.4 kN

Steelγ_M0γ_M1L_crmmkClass1

Resistances and factors

M_c,y,Rd / M_c,z,RdW_pl86.0 kN·m / 60.0 kN·m

V_c,z,Rd / V_c,y,RdA_v = 2997 mm²475.8 kN / 285.5 kN

N_pl,Rd / N_b,Rd1.32 MN / 709.4 kN

N_cr,y / N_cr,z2.10 MN / 935.2 kN

f_yEN 10210-1275 MPa

γ_M0 / γ_M11.00 / 1.00

Curve a · χ0.54

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.