RHS · EN 10219 · cold formed

RHS 250×150/16

RHS 250×150/16 is a cold-formed rectangular hollow section per EN 10219: height 250 mm, width 150 mm, wall thickness 16 mm, weight 83.8 kg/m, cross-section area 106.8 cm², moment of inertia Iy = 7660 cm⁴, elastic section modulus Wel,y = 612.8 cm³.

Cross section · mm
yz15025016[mm]
250Height h · mm
150Width b · mm
106.77Area A · cm²
83.80Mass G · kg/m
Geometry
Height h250.00 mm
Width b150.00 mm
Wall thickness t16.00 mm
Outer corner radius ro48.00 mm
Inner corner radius ri32.00 mm
Cross-section area A106.770 cm²
Weight G
steel 7850 kg/m³83.80kg/m
Section properties
I7 660.000 cm⁴3 453.000 cm⁴
Wel612.800 cm³460.400 cm³
Wpl805.300 cm³565.800 cm³
It8 713.000 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/ 221.5 kN·m
Shear/ 1.06 MN
Compression/ 1.56 MN
Class1
Resistances and factors
Mc,y,Rd / Mc,z,RdW_pl221.5 kN·m / 155.6 kN·m
Vc,z,Rd / Vc,y,RdA_v = 6673 mm²1.06 MN / 635.7 kN
Npl,Rd / Nb,Rd2.94 MN / 1.56 MN
Ncr,y / Ncr,z6.35 MN / 2.86 MN
fyEN 10219-1275 MPa
γM0 / γM11.00 / 1.00
Curve c · χ0.53

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.