RHS · EN 10210 · hot finished

RHS 60×40/4

RHS 60×40/4 is a hot-finished rectangular hollow section per EN 10210: height 60 mm, width 40 mm, wall thickness 4 mm, weight 5.6 kg/m, cross-section area 7.2 cm², moment of inertia Iy = 32.8 cm⁴, elastic section modulus Wel,y = 10.9 cm³.

Cross section · mm

60Height h · mm

40Width b · mm

7.19Area A · cm²

5.64Mass G · kg/m

Geometry

Height h60.00 mm

Width b40.00 mm

Wall thickness t4.00 mm

Outer corner radius r_o6.00 mm

Inner corner radius r_i4.00 mm

Cross-section area A7.190 cm²

Weight G
steel 7850 kg/m³5.64kg/m

Section properties

I32.830 cm⁴17.030 cm⁴

W_el10.940 cm³8.517 cm³

W_pl13.830 cm³10.320 cm³

I_t36.660 cm⁴

Reference

Profile standardEN 10210

EurocodeEN 1993-1-1 (EC3)

Check to EN 1993-1-1

Work out the utilisation of RHS 60×40/4 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/ 3.8 kN·m

Shear/ 68.5 kN

Compression/ 13.4 kN

Steelγ_M0γ_M1L_crmmkClass1

Resistances and factors

M_c,y,Rd / M_c,z,RdW_pl3.8 kN·m / 2.8 kN·m

V_c,z,Rd / V_c,y,RdA_v = 431 mm²68.5 kN / 45.7 kN

N_pl,Rd / N_b,Rd197.7 kN / 13.4 kN

N_cr,y / N_cr,z27.2 kN / 14.1 kN

f_yEN 10210-1275 MPa

γ_M0 / γ_M11.00 / 1.00

Curve a · χ0.07

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.