RHS · EN 10219 · cold formed

RHS 100×60/3

RHS 100×60/3 is a cold-formed rectangular hollow section per EN 10219: height 100 mm, width 60 mm, wall thickness 3 mm, weight 7.1 kg/m, cross-section area 9 cm², moment of inertia Iy = 120.6 cm⁴, elastic section modulus Wel,y = 24.1 cm³.

Cross section · mm

100Height h · mm

60Width b · mm

9.01Area A · cm²

7.07Mass G · kg/m

Geometry

Height h100.00 mm

Width b60.00 mm

Wall thickness t3.00 mm

Outer corner radius r_o6.00 mm

Inner corner radius r_i3.00 mm

Cross-section area A9.010 cm²

Weight G
steel 7850 kg/m³7.07kg/m

Section properties

I120.600 cm⁴54.650 cm⁴

W_el24.110 cm³18.220 cm³

W_pl29.570 cm³20.790 cm³

I_t121.700 cm⁴

Reference

Profile standardEN 10219

EurocodeEN 1993-1-1 (EC3)

Check to EN 1993-1-1

Work out the utilisation of RHS 100×60/3 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/ 8.1 kN·m

Shear/ 89.4 kN

Compression/ 37.0 kN

Steelγ_M0γ_M1L_crmmkClass1

Resistances and factors

M_c,y,Rd / M_c,z,RdW_pl8.1 kN·m / 5.7 kN·m

V_c,z,Rd / V_c,y,RdA_v = 563 mm²89.4 kN / 53.6 kN

N_pl,Rd / N_b,Rd247.8 kN / 37.0 kN

N_cr,y / N_cr,z100.0 kN / 45.3 kN

f_yEN 10219-1275 MPa

γ_M0 / γ_M11.00 / 1.00

Curve c · χ0.15

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.