RHS · EN 10219 · cold formed

RHS 160×80/8

RHS 160×80/8 is a cold-formed rectangular hollow section per EN 10219: height 160 mm, width 80 mm, wall thickness 8 mm, weight 26.4 kg/m, cross-section area 33.6 cm², moment of inertia Iy = 1001 cm⁴, elastic section modulus Wel,y = 125.2 cm³.

Cross section · mm

160Height h · mm

80Width b · mm

33.64Area A · cm²

26.40Mass G · kg/m

Geometry

Height h160.00 mm

Width b80.00 mm

Wall thickness t8.00 mm

Outer corner radius r_o20.00 mm

Inner corner radius r_i12.00 mm

Cross-section area A33.640 cm²

Weight G
steel 7850 kg/m³26.40kg/m

Section properties

I1 001.000 cm⁴334.900 cm⁴

W_el125.200 cm³83.740 cm³

W_pl162.900 cm³99.970 cm³

I_t882.300 cm⁴

Reference

Profile standardEN 10219

EurocodeEN 1993-1-1 (EC3)

Check to EN 1993-1-1

Work out the utilisation of RHS 160×80/8 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/ 44.8 kN·m

Shear/ 356.1 kN

Compression/ 211.9 kN

Steelγ_M0γ_M1L_crmmkClass1

Resistances and factors

M_c,y,Rd / M_c,z,RdW_pl44.8 kN·m / 27.5 kN·m

V_c,z,Rd / V_c,y,RdA_v = 2243 mm²356.1 kN / 178.0 kN

N_pl,Rd / N_b,Rd925.1 kN / 211.9 kN

N_cr,y / N_cr,z829.9 kN / 277.6 kN

f_yEN 10219-1275 MPa

γ_M0 / γ_M11.00 / 1.00

Curve c · χ0.23

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.