RHS · EN 10210 · hot finished

RHS 50×30/2.6

RHS 50×30/2.6 is a hot-finished rectangular hollow section per EN 10210: height 50 mm, width 30 mm, wall thickness 2.6 mm, weight 3 kg/m, cross-section area 3.8 cm², moment of inertia Iy = 12.2 cm⁴, elastic section modulus Wel,y = 4.9 cm³.

Cross section · mm

50Height h · mm

30Width b · mm

3.82Area A · cm²

3.00Mass G · kg/m

Geometry

Height h50.00 mm

Width b30.00 mm

Wall thickness t2.60 mm

Outer corner radius r_o3.90 mm

Inner corner radius r_i2.60 mm

Cross-section area A3.820 cm²

Weight G
steel 7850 kg/m³3.00kg/m

Section properties

I12.180 cm⁴5.375 cm⁴

W_el4.873 cm³3.584 cm³

W_pl6.118 cm³4.246 cm³

I_t12.100 cm⁴

Reference

Profile standardEN 10210

EurocodeEN 1993-1-1 (EC3)

Check to EN 1993-1-1

Work out the utilisation of RHS 50×30/2.6 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/ 1.7 kN·m

Shear/ 37.9 kN

Compression/ 4.3 kN

Steelγ_M0γ_M1L_crmmkClass1

Resistances and factors

M_c,y,Rd / M_c,z,RdW_pl1.7 kN·m / 1.2 kN·m

V_c,z,Rd / V_c,y,RdA_v = 239 mm²37.9 kN / 22.7 kN

N_pl,Rd / N_b,Rd105.0 kN / 4.3 kN

N_cr,y / N_cr,z10.1 kN / 4.5 kN

f_yEN 10210-1275 MPa

γ_M0 / γ_M11.00 / 1.00

Curve a · χ0.04

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.