RHS · EN 10219 · cold formed

RHS 140×80/6

RHS 140×80/6 is a cold-formed rectangular hollow section per EN 10219: height 140 mm, width 80 mm, wall thickness 6 mm, weight 18.9 kg/m, cross-section area 24 cm², moment of inertia Iy = 597 cm⁴, elastic section modulus Wel,y = 85.3 cm³.

Cross section · mm

140Height h · mm

80Width b · mm

24.03Area A · cm²

18.90Mass G · kg/m

Geometry

Height h140.00 mm

Width b80.00 mm

Wall thickness t6.00 mm

Outer corner radius r_o12.00 mm

Inner corner radius r_i6.00 mm

Cross-section area A24.030 cm²

Weight G
steel 7850 kg/m³18.90kg/m

Section properties

I597.000 cm⁴248.000 cm⁴

W_el85.290 cm³61.990 cm³

W_pl107.100 cm³72.430 cm³

I_t583.800 cm⁴

Reference

Profile standardEN 10219

EurocodeEN 1993-1-1 (EC3)

Check to EN 1993-1-1

Work out the utilisation of RHS 140×80/6 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/ 29.5 kN·m

Shear/ 242.8 kN

Compression/ 156.0 kN

Steelγ_M0γ_M1L_crmmkClass1

Resistances and factors

M_c,y,Rd / M_c,z,RdW_pl29.5 kN·m / 19.9 kN·m

V_c,z,Rd / V_c,y,RdA_v = 1529 mm²242.8 kN / 138.7 kN

N_pl,Rd / N_b,Rd660.8 kN / 156.0 kN

N_cr,y / N_cr,z494.9 kN / 205.6 kN

f_yEN 10219-1275 MPa

γ_M0 / γ_M11.00 / 1.00

Curve c · χ0.24

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.