RHS · EN 10219 · cold formed

RHS 250×150/8

RHS 250×150/8 is a cold-formed rectangular hollow section per EN 10219: height 250 mm, width 150 mm, wall thickness 8 mm, weight 46.5 kg/m, cross-section area 59.2 cm², moment of inertia Iy = 4886 cm⁴, elastic section modulus Wel,y = 390.9 cm³.

Cross section · mm
yz1502508[mm]
250Height h · mm
150Width b · mm
59.24Area A · cm²
46.50Mass G · kg/m
Geometry
Height h250.00 mm
Width b150.00 mm
Wall thickness t8.00 mm
Outer corner radius ro20.00 mm
Inner corner radius ri12.00 mm
Cross-section area A59.240 cm²
Weight G
steel 7850 kg/m³46.50kg/m
Section properties
I4 886.000 cm⁴2 219.000 cm⁴
Wel390.900 cm³295.900 cm³
Wpl482.200 cm³339.600 cm³
It5 050.000 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/ 132.6 kN·m
Shear/ 587.9 kN
Compression/ 936.5 kN
Class1
Resistances and factors
Mc,y,Rd / Mc,z,RdW_pl132.6 kN·m / 93.4 kN·m
Vc,z,Rd / Vc,y,RdA_v = 3703 mm²587.9 kN / 352.7 kN
Npl,Rd / Nb,Rd1.63 MN / 936.5 kN
Ncr,y / Ncr,z4.05 MN / 1.84 MN
fyEN 10219-1275 MPa
γM0 / γM11.00 / 1.00
Curve c · χ0.57

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.