RHS · EN 10210 · hot finished

RHS 250×150/16

RHS 250×150/16 is a hot-finished rectangular hollow section per EN 10210: height 250 mm, width 150 mm, wall thickness 16 mm, weight 90.3 kg/m, cross-section area 115 cm², moment of inertia Iy = 8879 cm⁴, elastic section modulus Wel,y = 710.4 cm³.

Cross section · mm
yz15025016[mm]
250Height h · mm
150Width b · mm
115.01Area A · cm²
90.30Mass G · kg/m
Geometry
Height h250.00 mm
Width b150.00 mm
Wall thickness t16.00 mm
Outer corner radius ro24.00 mm
Inner corner radius ri16.00 mm
Cross-section area A115.010 cm²
Weight G
steel 7850 kg/m³
90.30kg/m
Section properties
I8 879.000 cm⁴3 873.000 cm⁴
Wel710.400 cm³516.400 cm³
Wpl905.800 cm³625.100 cm³
It8 868.000 cm⁴
Reference
Profile standardEN 10210
EurocodeEN 1993-1-1 (EC3)

Check to EN 1993-1-1

Work out the utilisation of RHS 250×150/16 for your design forces

Enter the design loads and the section is checked for bending, shear and compression with flexural buckling.

Bending/ 249.1 kN·m
Shear/ 1.14 MN
Compression/ 2.12 MN
Class1
Resistances and factors
Mc,y,Rd / Mc,z,RdW_pl249.1 kN·m / 171.9 kN·m
Vc,z,Rd / Vc,y,RdA_v = 7188 mm²1.14 MN / 684.8 kN
Npl,Rd / Nb,Rd3.16 MN / 2.12 MN
Ncr,y / Ncr,z7.36 MN / 3.21 MN
fyEN 10210-1275 MPa
γM0 / γM11.00 / 1.00
Curve a · χ0.67

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.