RHS · EN 10219 · cold formed

RHS 250×150/12.5

RHS 250×150/12.5 is a cold-formed rectangular hollow section per EN 10219: height 250 mm, width 150 mm, wall thickness 12.5 mm, weight 68.3 kg/m, cross-section area 87 cm², moment of inertia Iy = 6633 cm⁴, elastic section modulus Wel,y = 530.6 cm³.

Cross section · mm

250Height h · mm

150Width b · mm

87.04Area A · cm²

68.30Mass G · kg/m

Geometry

Height h250.00 mm

Width b150.00 mm

Wall thickness t12.50 mm

Outer corner radius r_o37.50 mm

Inner corner radius r_i25.00 mm

Cross-section area A87.040 cm²

Weight G
steel 7850 kg/m³68.30kg/m

Section properties

I6 633.000 cm⁴3 002.000 cm⁴

W_el530.600 cm³400.300 cm³

W_pl678.300 cm³477.500 cm³

I_t7 315.000 cm⁴

Reference

Profile standardEN 10219

EurocodeEN 1993-1-1 (EC3)

Check to EN 1993-1-1

Work out the utilisation of RHS 250×150/12.5 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/ 186.5 kN·m

Shear/ 863.7 kN

Compression/ 1.32 MN

Steelγ_M0γ_M1L_crmmkClass1

Resistances and factors

M_c,y,Rd / M_c,z,RdW_pl186.5 kN·m / 131.3 kN·m

V_c,z,Rd / V_c,y,RdA_v = 5440 mm²863.7 kN / 518.2 kN

N_pl,Rd / N_b,Rd2.39 MN / 1.32 MN

N_cr,y / N_cr,z5.50 MN / 2.49 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.