RHS · EN 10210 · hot finished

RHS 260×180/12.5

RHS 260×180/12.5 is a hot-finished rectangular hollow section per EN 10210: height 260 mm, width 180 mm, wall thickness 12.5 mm, weight 80.1 kg/m, cross-section area 102.1 cm², moment of inertia Iy = 9299 cm⁴, elastic section modulus Wel,y = 715.3 cm³.

Cross section · mm

260Height h · mm

180Width b · mm

102.07Area A · cm²

80.10Mass G · kg/m

Geometry

Height h260.00 mm

Width b180.00 mm

Wall thickness t12.50 mm

Outer corner radius r_o18.75 mm

Inner corner radius r_i12.50 mm

Cross-section area A102.070 cm²

Weight G
steel 7850 kg/m³80.10kg/m

Section properties

I9 299.000 cm⁴5 196.000 cm⁴

W_el715.300 cm³577.300 cm³

W_pl879.400 cm³678.700 cm³

I_t10 640.000 cm⁴

Reference

Profile standardEN 10210

EurocodeEN 1993-1-1 (EC3)

Check to EN 1993-1-1

Work out the utilisation of RHS 260×180/12.5 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/ 241.8 kN·m

Shear/ 957.6 kN

Compression/ 2.22 MN

Steelγ_M0γ_M1L_crmmkClass1

Resistances and factors

M_c,y,Rd / M_c,z,RdW_pl241.8 kN·m / 186.6 kN·m

V_c,z,Rd / V_c,y,RdA_v = 6031 mm²957.6 kN / 663.0 kN

N_pl,Rd / N_b,Rd2.81 MN / 2.22 MN

N_cr,y / N_cr,z7.71 MN / 4.31 MN

f_yEN 10210-1275 MPa

γ_M0 / γ_M11.00 / 1.00

Curve a · χ0.79

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.