RHS · EN 10219 · cold formed

RHS 260×180/16

RHS 260×180/16 is a cold-formed rectangular hollow section per EN 10219: height 260 mm, width 180 mm, wall thickness 16 mm, weight 93.9 kg/m, cross-section area 119.6 cm², moment of inertia Iy = 9923 cm⁴, elastic section modulus Wel,y = 763.3 cm³.

Cross section · mm

260Height h · mm

180Width b · mm

119.57Area A · cm²

93.90Mass G · kg/m

Geometry

Height h260.00 mm

Width b180.00 mm

Wall thickness t16.00 mm

Outer corner radius r_o48.00 mm

Inner corner radius r_i32.00 mm

Cross-section area A119.570 cm²

Weight G
steel 7850 kg/m³93.90kg/m

Section properties

I9 923.000 cm⁴5 614.000 cm⁴

W_el763.300 cm³623.700 cm³

W_pl976.600 cm³759.400 cm³

I_t12 890.000 cm⁴

Reference

Profile standardEN 10219

EurocodeEN 1993-1-1 (EC3)

Check to EN 1993-1-1

Work out the utilisation of RHS 260×180/16 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/ 268.6 kN·m

Shear/ 1.12 MN

Compression/ 2.09 MN

Steelγ_M0γ_M1L_crmmkClass1

Resistances and factors

M_c,y,Rd / M_c,z,RdW_pl268.6 kN·m / 208.8 kN·m

V_c,z,Rd / V_c,y,RdA_v = 7066 mm²1.12 MN / 776.6 kN

N_pl,Rd / N_b,Rd3.29 MN / 2.09 MN

N_cr,y / N_cr,z8.23 MN / 4.65 MN

f_yEN 10219-1275 MPa

γ_M0 / γ_M11.00 / 1.00

Curve c · χ0.64

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.