RHS · EN 10210 · hot finished

RHS 260×180/8

RHS 260×180/8 is a hot-finished rectangular hollow section per EN 10210: height 260 mm, width 180 mm, wall thickness 8 mm, weight 52.7 kg/m, cross-section area 67.2 cm², moment of inertia Iy = 6390 cm⁴, elastic section modulus Wel,y = 491.5 cm³.

Cross section · mm
yz1802608[mm]
260Height h · mm
180Width b · mm
67.15Area A · cm²
52.70Mass G · kg/m
Geometry
Height h260.00 mm
Width b180.00 mm
Wall thickness t8.00 mm
Outer corner radius ro12.00 mm
Inner corner radius ri8.00 mm
Cross-section area A67.150 cm²
Weight G
steel 7850 kg/m³52.70kg/m
Section properties
I6 390.000 cm⁴3 608.000 cm⁴
Wel491.500 cm³400.900 cm³
Wpl591.900 cm³459.000 cm³
It7 221.000 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/ 162.8 kN·m
Shear/ 630.0 kN
Compression/ 1.48 MN
Class1
Resistances and factors
Mc,y,Rd / Mc,z,RdW_pl162.8 kN·m / 126.2 kN·m
Vc,z,Rd / Vc,y,RdA_v = 3968 mm²630.0 kN / 436.2 kN
Npl,Rd / Nb,Rd1.85 MN / 1.48 MN
Ncr,y / Ncr,z5.30 MN / 2.99 MN
fyEN 10210-1275 MPa
γM0 / γM11.00 / 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.