RHS · EN 10210 · hot finished

RHS 250×150/8

RHS 250×150/8 is a hot-finished rectangular hollow section per EN 10210: height 250 mm, width 150 mm, wall thickness 8 mm, weight 47.7 kg/m, cross-section area 60.8 cm², moment of inertia Iy = 5111 cm⁴, elastic section modulus Wel,y = 408.9 cm³.

Cross section · mm
yz1502508[mm]
250Height h · mm
150Width b · mm
60.75Area A · cm²
47.70Mass G · kg/m
Geometry
Height h250.00 mm
Width b150.00 mm
Wall thickness t8.00 mm
Outer corner radius ro12.00 mm
Inner corner radius ri8.00 mm
Cross-section area A60.750 cm²
Weight G
steel 7850 kg/m³47.70kg/m
Section properties
I5 111.000 cm⁴2 298.000 cm⁴
Wel408.900 cm³306.400 cm³
Wpl500.600 cm³350.500 cm³
It5 021.000 cm⁴
Reference
Profile standardEN 10210
EurocodeEN 1993-1-1 (EC3)

Check to EN 1993-1-1

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

Bending/ 137.7 kN·m
Shear/ 602.8 kN
Compression/ 1.19 MN
Class1
Resistances and factors
Mc,y,Rd / Mc,z,RdW_pl137.7 kN·m / 96.4 kN·m
Vc,z,Rd / Vc,y,RdA_v = 3797 mm²602.8 kN / 361.7 kN
Npl,Rd / Nb,Rd1.67 MN / 1.19 MN
Ncr,y / Ncr,z4.24 MN / 1.91 MN
fyEN 10210-1275 MPa
γM0 / γM11.00 / 1.00
Curve a · χ0.71

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.