RHS · EN 10219 · cold formed

RHS 120×60/4

RHS 120×60/4 is a cold-formed rectangular hollow section per EN 10219: height 120 mm, width 60 mm, wall thickness 4 mm, weight 10.5 kg/m, cross-section area 13.4 cm², moment of inertia Iy = 240.7 cm⁴, elastic section modulus Wel,y = 40.1 cm³.

Cross section · mm

120Height h · mm

60Width b · mm

13.35Area A · cm²

10.50Mass G · kg/m

Geometry

Height h120.00 mm

Width b60.00 mm

Wall thickness t4.00 mm

Outer corner radius r_o8.00 mm

Inner corner radius r_i4.00 mm

Cross-section area A13.350 cm²

Weight G
steel 7850 kg/m³10.50kg/m

Section properties

I240.700 cm⁴81.250 cm⁴

W_el40.120 cm³27.080 cm³

W_pl50.490 cm³31.080 cm³

I_t201.100 cm⁴

Reference

Profile standardEN 10219

EurocodeEN 1993-1-1 (EC3)

Check to EN 1993-1-1

Work out the utilisation of RHS 120×60/4 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/ 13.9 kN·m

Shear/ 141.3 kN

Compression/ 55.0 kN

Steelγ_M0γ_M1L_crmmkClass1

Resistances and factors

M_c,y,Rd / M_c,z,RdW_pl13.9 kN·m / 8.5 kN·m

V_c,z,Rd / V_c,y,RdA_v = 890 mm²141.3 kN / 70.7 kN

N_pl,Rd / N_b,Rd367.1 kN / 55.0 kN

N_cr,y / N_cr,z199.6 kN / 67.4 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.