RHS · EN 10219 · cold formed

RHS 120×60/5

RHS 120×60/5 is a cold-formed rectangular hollow section per EN 10219: height 120 mm, width 60 mm, wall thickness 5 mm, weight 12.8 kg/m, cross-section area 16.4 cm², moment of inertia Iy = 287 cm⁴, elastic section modulus Wel,y = 47.8 cm³.

Cross section · mm
yz601205[mm]
120Height h · mm
60Width b · mm
16.36Area A · cm²
12.80Mass G · kg/m
Geometry
Height h120.00 mm
Width b60.00 mm
Wall thickness t5.00 mm
Outer corner radius ro10.00 mm
Inner corner radius ri5.00 mm
Cross-section area A16.360 cm²
Weight G
steel 7850 kg/m³12.80kg/m
Section properties
I287.000 cm⁴95.990 cm⁴
Wel47.830 cm³32.000 cm³
Wpl60.950 cm³37.380 cm³
It242.200 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/ 16.8 kN·m
Shear/ 173.2 kN
Compression/ 65.2 kN
Class1
Resistances and factors
Mc,y,Rd / Mc,z,RdW_pl16.8 kN·m / 10.3 kN·m
Vc,z,Rd / Vc,y,RdA_v = 1091 mm²173.2 kN / 86.6 kN
Npl,Rd / Nb,Rd449.9 kN / 65.2 kN
Ncr,y / Ncr,z237.9 kN / 79.6 kN
fyEN 10219-1275 MPa
γM0 / γM11.00 / 1.00
Curve c · χ0.14

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.