RHS · EN 10219 · cold formed

RHS 160×80/6

RHS 160×80/6 is a cold-formed rectangular hollow section per EN 10219: height 160 mm, width 80 mm, wall thickness 6 mm, weight 20.7 kg/m, cross-section area 26.4 cm², moment of inertia Iy = 836 cm⁴, elastic section modulus Wel,y = 104.5 cm³.

Cross section · mm
yz801606[mm]
160Height h · mm
80Width b · mm
26.43Area A · cm²
20.70Mass G · kg/m
Geometry
Height h160.00 mm
Width b80.00 mm
Wall thickness t6.00 mm
Outer corner radius ro12.00 mm
Inner corner radius ri6.00 mm
Cross-section area A26.430 cm²
Weight G
steel 7850 kg/m³20.70kg/m
Section properties
I836.000 cm⁴280.900 cm⁴
Wel104.500 cm³70.220 cm³
Wpl132.300 cm³81.310 cm³
It702.100 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/ 36.4 kN·m
Shear/ 279.8 kN
Compression/ 175.8 kN
Class1
Resistances and factors
Mc,y,Rd / Mc,z,RdW_pl36.4 kN·m / 22.4 kN·m
Vc,z,Rd / Vc,y,RdA_v = 1762 mm²279.8 kN / 139.9 kN
Npl,Rd / Nb,Rd726.8 kN / 175.8 kN
Ncr,y / Ncr,z693.1 kN / 232.9 kN
fyEN 10219-1275 MPa
γM0 / γM11.00 / 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.