RHS · EN 10219 · cold formed

RHS 100×50/4

RHS 100×50/4 is a cold-formed rectangular hollow section per EN 10219: height 100 mm, width 50 mm, wall thickness 4 mm, weight 8.6 kg/m, cross-section area 11 cm², moment of inertia Iy = 134.1 cm⁴, elastic section modulus Wel,y = 26.8 cm³.

Cross section · mm
yz501004[mm]
100Height h · mm
50Width b · mm
10.95Area A · cm²
8.59Mass G · kg/m
Geometry
Height h100.00 mm
Width b50.00 mm
Wall thickness t4.00 mm
Outer corner radius ro8.00 mm
Inner corner radius ri4.00 mm
Cross-section area A10.950 cm²
Weight G
steel 7850 kg/m³8.59kg/m
Section properties
I134.100 cm⁴44.950 cm⁴
Wel26.830 cm³17.980 cm³
Wpl34.100 cm³20.930 cm³
It113.000 cm⁴
Reference
Profile standardEN 10219
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/ 9.4 kN·m
Shear/ 115.9 kN
Compression/ 31.6 kN
Class1
Resistances and factors
Mc,y,Rd / Mc,z,RdW_pl9.4 kN·m / 5.8 kN·m
Vc,z,Rd / Vc,y,RdA_v = 730 mm²115.9 kN / 58.0 kN
Npl,Rd / Nb,Rd301.1 kN / 31.6 kN
Ncr,y / Ncr,z111.2 kN / 37.3 kN
fyEN 10219-1275 MPa
γM0 / γM11.00 / 1.00
Curve c · χ0.10

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.