RHS · EN 10219 · cold formed

RHS 120×60/3

RHS 120×60/3 is a cold-formed rectangular hollow section per EN 10219: height 120 mm, width 60 mm, wall thickness 3 mm, weight 8 kg/m, cross-section area 10.2 cm², moment of inertia Iy = 189.1 cm⁴, elastic section modulus Wel,y = 31.5 cm³.

Cross section · mm
yz601203[mm]
120Height h · mm
60Width b · mm
10.21Area A · cm²
8.01Mass G · kg/m
Geometry
Height h120.00 mm
Width b60.00 mm
Wall thickness t3.00 mm
Outer corner radius ro6.00 mm
Inner corner radius ri3.00 mm
Cross-section area A10.210 cm²
Weight G
steel 7850 kg/m³8.01kg/m
Section properties
I189.100 cm⁴64.400 cm⁴
Wel31.520 cm³21.470 cm³
Wpl39.180 cm³24.210 cm³
It156.300 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/ 10.8 kN·m
Shear/ 108.1 kN
Compression/ 43.4 kN
Class1 / 3bending / compression
Resistances and factors
Mc,y,Rd / Mc,z,RdW_pl10.8 kN·m / 6.7 kN·m
Vc,z,Rd / Vc,y,RdA_v = 681 mm²108.1 kN / 54.0 kN
Npl,Rd / Nb,Rd280.8 kN / 43.4 kN
Ncr,y / Ncr,z156.8 kN / 53.4 kN
fyEN 10219-1275 MPa
γM0 / γM11.00 / 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.