RHS · EN 10219 · cold formed

RHS 300×150/12

RHS 300×150/12 is a cold-formed rectangular hollow section per EN 10219: height 300 mm, width 150 mm, wall thickness 12 mm, weight 75.4 kg/m, cross-section area 96.1 cm², moment of inertia Iy = 10300 cm⁴, elastic section modulus Wel,y = 686.5 cm³.

Cross section · mm

300Height h · mm

150Width b · mm

96.06Area A · cm²

75.40Mass G · kg/m

Geometry

Height h300.00 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 A96.060 cm²

Weight G
steel 7850 kg/m³75.40kg/m

Section properties

I10 300.000 cm⁴3 498.000 cm⁴

W_el686.500 cm³466.400 cm³

W_pl883.100 cm³546.100 cm³

I_t9 153.000 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/ 242.9 kN·m

Shear/ 1.02 MN

Compression/ 1.50 MN

Steelγ_M0γ_M1L_crmmkClass1

Resistances and factors

M_c,y,Rd / M_c,z,RdW_pl242.9 kN·m / 150.2 kN·m

V_c,z,Rd / V_c,y,RdA_v = 6404 mm²1.02 MN / 508.4 kN

N_pl,Rd / N_b,Rd2.64 MN / 1.50 MN

N_cr,y / N_cr,z8.54 MN / 2.90 MN

f_yEN 10219-1275 MPa

γ_M0 / γ_M11.00 / 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.