RHS · EN 10210 · hot finished

RHS 260×180/10

RHS 260×180/10 is a hot-finished rectangular hollow section per EN 10210: height 260 mm, width 180 mm, wall thickness 10 mm, weight 65.1 kg/m, cross-section area 82.9 cm², moment of inertia Iy = 7741 cm⁴, elastic section modulus Wel,y = 595.5 cm³.

Cross section · mm

260Height h · mm

180Width b · mm

82.93Area A · cm²

65.10Mass G · kg/m

Geometry

Height h260.00 mm

Width b180.00 mm

Wall thickness t10.00 mm

Outer corner radius r_o15.00 mm

Inner corner radius r_i10.00 mm

Cross-section area A82.930 cm²

Weight G
steel 7850 kg/m³65.10kg/m

Section properties

I7 741.000 cm⁴4 351.000 cm⁴

W_el595.500 cm³483.400 cm³

W_pl723.600 cm³559.900 cm³

I_t8 798.000 cm⁴

Reference

Profile standardEN 10210

EurocodeEN 1993-1-1 (EC3)

Check to EN 1993-1-1

Work out the utilisation of RHS 260×180/10 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/ 199.0 kN·m

Shear/ 778.0 kN

Compression/ 1.82 MN

Steelγ_M0γ_M1L_crmmkClass1

Resistances and factors

M_c,y,Rd / M_c,z,RdW_pl199.0 kN·m / 154.0 kN·m

V_c,z,Rd / V_c,y,RdA_v = 4900 mm²778.0 kN / 538.6 kN

N_pl,Rd / N_b,Rd2.28 MN / 1.82 MN

N_cr,y / N_cr,z6.42 MN / 3.61 MN

f_yEN 10210-1275 MPa

γ_M0 / γ_M11.00 / 1.00

Curve a · χ0.80

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.