RHS · EN 10219 · cold formed

RHS 120×60/8

RHS 120×60/8 is a cold-formed rectangular hollow section per EN 10219: height 120 mm, width 60 mm, wall thickness 8 mm, weight 18.9 kg/m, cross-section area 24 cm², moment of inertia Iy = 375.3 cm⁴, elastic section modulus Wel,y = 62.6 cm³.

Cross section · mm
yz601208[mm]
120Height h · mm
60Width b · mm
24.04Area A · cm²
18.90Mass G · kg/m
Geometry
Height h120.00 mm
Width b60.00 mm
Wall thickness t8.00 mm
Outer corner radius ro20.00 mm
Inner corner radius ri12.00 mm
Cross-section area A24.040 cm²
Weight G
steel 7850 kg/m³18.90kg/m
Section properties
I375.300 cm⁴124.000 cm⁴
Wel62.550 cm³41.330 cm³
Wpl84.050 cm³51.290 cm³
It339.600 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/ 23.1 kN·m
Shear/ 254.5 kN
Compression/ 85.4 kN
Class1
Resistances and factors
Mc,y,Rd / Mc,z,RdW_pl23.1 kN·m / 14.1 kN·m
Vc,z,Rd / Vc,y,RdA_v = 1603 mm²254.5 kN / 127.2 kN
Npl,Rd / Nb,Rd661.1 kN / 85.4 kN
Ncr,y / Ncr,z311.1 kN / 102.8 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.