RHS · EN 10219 · cold formed

RHS 250×150/12

RHS 250×150/12 is a cold-formed rectangular hollow section per EN 10219: height 250 mm, width 150 mm, wall thickness 12 mm, weight 66 kg/m, cross-section area 84.1 cm², moment of inertia Iy = 6458 cm⁴, elastic section modulus Wel,y = 516.6 cm³.

Cross section · mm

250Height h · mm

150Width b · mm

84.06Area A · cm²

66.00Mass G · kg/m

Geometry

Height h250.00 mm

Width b150.00 mm

Wall thickness t12.00 mm

Outer corner radius r_o36.00 mm

Inner corner radius r_i24.00 mm

Cross-section area A84.060 cm²

Weight G
steel 7850 kg/m³66.00kg/m

Section properties

I6 458.000 cm⁴2 925.000 cm⁴

W_el516.600 cm³390.000 cm³

W_pl658.000 cm³463.300 cm³

I_t7 088.000 cm⁴

Reference

Profile standardEN 10219

EurocodeEN 1993-1-1 (EC3)

Check to EN 1993-1-1

Work out the utilisation of RHS 250×150/12 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/ 180.9 kN·m

Shear/ 834.1 kN

Compression/ 1.28 MN

Steelγ_M0γ_M1L_crmmkClass1

Resistances and factors

M_c,y,Rd / M_c,z,RdW_pl180.9 kN·m / 127.4 kN·m

V_c,z,Rd / V_c,y,RdA_v = 5254 mm²834.1 kN / 500.5 kN

N_pl,Rd / N_b,Rd2.31 MN / 1.28 MN

N_cr,y / N_cr,z5.35 MN / 2.42 MN

f_yEN 10219-1275 MPa

γ_M0 / γ_M11.00 / 1.00

Curve c · χ0.55

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.