RHS · EN 10210 · hot finished

RHS 260×180/14.2

RHS 260×180/14.2 is a hot-finished rectangular hollow section per EN 10210: height 260 mm, width 180 mm, wall thickness 14.2 mm, weight 90.1 kg/m, cross-section area 114.7 cm², moment of inertia Iy = 10280 cm⁴, elastic section modulus Wel,y = 790.6 cm³.

Cross section · mm
yz18026014.2[mm]
260Height h · mm
180Width b · mm
114.73Area A · cm²
90.10Mass G · kg/m
Geometry
Height h260.00 mm
Width b180.00 mm
Wall thickness t14.20 mm
Outer corner radius ro21.30 mm
Inner corner radius ri14.20 mm
Cross-section area A114.730 cm²
Weight G
steel 7850 kg/m³90.10kg/m
Section properties
I10 280.000 cm⁴5 719.000 cm⁴
Wel790.600 cm³635.500 cm³
Wpl979.800 cm³754.700 cm³
It11 820.000 cm⁴
Reference
Profile standardEN 10210
EurocodeEN 1993-1-1 (EC3)

Check to EN 1993-1-1

Work out the utilisation of RHS 260×180/14.2 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/ 269.4 kN·m
Shear/ 1.08 MN
Compression/ 2.48 MN
Class1
Resistances and factors
Mc,y,Rd / Mc,z,RdW_pl269.4 kN·m / 207.5 kN·m
Vc,z,Rd / Vc,y,RdA_v = 6780 mm²1.08 MN / 745.2 kN
Npl,Rd / Nb,Rd3.16 MN / 2.48 MN
Ncr,y / Ncr,z8.52 MN / 4.74 MN
fyEN 10210-1275 MPa
γM0 / γM11.00 / 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.