RHS · EN 10210 · hot finished

RHS 260×180/16

RHS 260×180/16 is a hot-finished rectangular hollow section per EN 10210: height 260 mm, width 180 mm, wall thickness 16 mm, weight 100.3 kg/m, cross-section area 127.8 cm², moment of inertia Iy = 11250 cm⁴, elastic section modulus Wel,y = 865 cm³.

Cross section · mm

260Height h · mm

180Width b · mm

127.81Area A · cm²

100.30Mass G · kg/m

Geometry

Height h260.00 mm

Width b180.00 mm

Wall thickness t16.00 mm

Outer corner radius r_o24.00 mm

Inner corner radius r_i16.00 mm

Cross-section area A127.810 cm²

Weight G
steel 7850 kg/m³100.30kg/m

Section properties

I11 250.000 cm⁴6 231.000 cm⁴

W_el865.000 cm³692.300 cm³

W_pl1 081.000 cm³831.100 cm³

I_t12 990.000 cm⁴

Reference

Profile standardEN 10210

EurocodeEN 1993-1-1 (EC3)

Check to EN 1993-1-1

Work out the utilisation of RHS 260×180/16 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/ 297.3 kN·m

Shear/ 1.20 MN

Compression/ 2.75 MN

Steelγ_M0γ_M1L_crmmkClass1

Resistances and factors

M_c,y,Rd / M_c,z,RdW_pl297.3 kN·m / 228.6 kN·m

V_c,z,Rd / V_c,y,RdA_v = 7552 mm²1.20 MN / 830.2 kN

N_pl,Rd / N_b,Rd3.51 MN / 2.75 MN

N_cr,y / N_cr,z9.33 MN / 5.17 MN

f_yEN 10210-1275 MPa

γ_M0 / γ_M11.00 / 1.00

Curve a · χ0.78

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.