RHS · EN 10210 · hot finished

RHS 60×40/5

RHS 60×40/5 is a hot-finished rectangular hollow section per EN 10210: height 60 mm, width 40 mm, wall thickness 5 mm, weight 6.9 kg/m, cross-section area 8.7 cm², moment of inertia Iy = 38.1 cm⁴, elastic section modulus Wel,y = 12.7 cm³.

Cross section · mm

60Height h · mm

40Width b · mm

8.73Area A · cm²

6.85Mass G · kg/m

Geometry

Height h60.00 mm

Width b40.00 mm

Wall thickness t5.00 mm

Outer corner radius r_o7.50 mm

Inner corner radius r_i5.00 mm

Cross-section area A8.730 cm²

Weight G
steel 7850 kg/m³6.85kg/m

Section properties

I38.090 cm⁴19.530 cm⁴

W_el12.700 cm³9.767 cm³

W_pl16.390 cm³12.160 cm³

I_t42.980 cm⁴

Reference

Profile standardEN 10210

EurocodeEN 1993-1-1 (EC3)

Check to EN 1993-1-1

Work out the utilisation of RHS 60×40/5 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/ 4.5 kN·m

Shear/ 83.2 kN

Compression/ 15.3 kN

Steelγ_M0γ_M1L_crmmkClass1

Resistances and factors

M_c,y,Rd / M_c,z,RdW_pl4.5 kN·m / 3.3 kN·m

V_c,z,Rd / V_c,y,RdA_v = 524 mm²83.2 kN / 55.4 kN

N_pl,Rd / N_b,Rd240.1 kN / 15.3 kN

N_cr,y / N_cr,z31.6 kN / 16.2 kN

f_yEN 10210-1275 MPa

γ_M0 / γ_M11.00 / 1.00

Curve a · χ0.06

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.