RHS · EN 10219 · cold formed

RHS 100×50/6

RHS 100×50/6 is a cold-formed rectangular hollow section per EN 10219: height 100 mm, width 50 mm, wall thickness 6 mm, weight 12.3 kg/m, cross-section area 15.6 cm², moment of inertia Iy = 178.8 cm⁴, elastic section modulus Wel,y = 35.8 cm³.

Cross section · mm

100Height h · mm

50Width b · mm

15.63Area A · cm²

12.30Mass G · kg/m

Geometry

Height h100.00 mm

Width b50.00 mm

Wall thickness t6.00 mm

Outer corner radius r_o12.00 mm

Inner corner radius r_i6.00 mm

Cross-section area A15.630 cm²

Weight G
steel 7850 kg/m³12.30kg/m

Section properties

I178.800 cm⁴58.670 cm⁴

W_el35.750 cm³23.470 cm³

W_pl46.900 cm³28.520 cm³

I_t154.200 cm⁴

Reference

Profile standardEN 10219

EurocodeEN 1993-1-1 (EC3)

Check to EN 1993-1-1

Work out the utilisation of RHS 100×50/6 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/ 12.9 kN·m

Shear/ 165.4 kN

Compression/ 41.6 kN

Steelγ_M0γ_M1L_crmmkClass1

Resistances and factors

M_c,y,Rd / M_c,z,RdW_pl12.9 kN·m / 7.8 kN·m

V_c,z,Rd / V_c,y,RdA_v = 1042 mm²165.4 kN / 82.7 kN

N_pl,Rd / N_b,Rd429.8 kN / 41.6 kN

N_cr,y / N_cr,z148.2 kN / 48.6 kN

f_yEN 10219-1275 MPa

γ_M0 / γ_M11.00 / 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.