RHS · EN 10219 · cold formed

RHS 100×60/6

RHS 100×60/6 is a cold-formed rectangular hollow section per EN 10219: height 100 mm, width 60 mm, wall thickness 6 mm, weight 13.2 kg/m, cross-section area 16.8 cm², moment of inertia Iy = 205.3 cm⁴, elastic section modulus Wel,y = 41.1 cm³.

Cross section · mm
yz601006[mm]
100Height h · mm
60Width b · mm
16.83Area A · cm²
13.20Mass G · kg/m
Geometry
Height h100.00 mm
Width b60.00 mm
Wall thickness t6.00 mm
Outer corner radius ro12.00 mm
Inner corner radius ri6.00 mm
Cross-section area A16.830 cm²
Weight G
steel 7850 kg/m³13.20kg/m
Section properties
I205.300 cm⁴91.200 cm⁴
Wel41.060 cm³30.400 cm³
Wpl52.540 cm³36.640 cm³
It216.400 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/ 14.4 kN·m
Shear/ 167.0 kN
Compression/ 62.5 kN
Class1
Resistances and factors
Mc,y,Rd / Mc,z,RdW_pl14.4 kN·m / 10.1 kN·m
Vc,z,Rd / Vc,y,RdA_v = 1052 mm²167.0 kN / 100.2 kN
Npl,Rd / Nb,Rd462.8 kN / 62.5 kN
Ncr,y / Ncr,z170.2 kN / 75.6 kN
fyEN 10219-1275 MPa
γM0 / γM11.00 / 1.00
Curve c · χ0.13

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.