RHS · EN 10219 · cold formed

RHS 160×80/12

RHS 160×80/12 is a cold-formed rectangular hollow section per EN 10219: height 160 mm, width 80 mm, wall thickness 12 mm, weight 35.8 kg/m, cross-section area 45.7 cm², moment of inertia Iy = 1171 cm⁴, elastic section modulus Wel,y = 146.3 cm³.

Cross section · mm

160Height h · mm

80Width b · mm

45.66Area A · cm²

35.80Mass G · kg/m

Geometry

Height h160.00 mm

Width b80.00 mm

Wall thickness t12.00 mm

Outer corner radius r_o36.00 mm

Inner corner radius r_i24.00 mm

Cross-section area A45.660 cm²

Weight G
steel 7850 kg/m³35.80kg/m

Section properties

I1 171.000 cm⁴391.300 cm⁴

W_el146.300 cm³97.820 cm³

W_pl204.000 cm³125.000 cm³

I_t1 111.000 cm⁴

Reference

Profile standardEN 10219

EurocodeEN 1993-1-1 (EC3)

Check to EN 1993-1-1

Work out the utilisation of RHS 160×80/12 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/ 56.1 kN·m

Shear/ 483.3 kN

Compression/ 253.4 kN

Steelγ_M0γ_M1L_crmmkClass1

Resistances and factors

M_c,y,Rd / M_c,z,RdW_pl56.1 kN·m / 34.4 kN·m

V_c,z,Rd / V_c,y,RdA_v = 3044 mm²483.3 kN / 241.6 kN

N_pl,Rd / N_b,Rd1.26 MN / 253.4 kN

N_cr,y / N_cr,z970.8 kN / 324.4 kN

f_yEN 10219-1275 MPa

γ_M0 / γ_M11.00 / 1.00

Curve c · χ0.20

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.