RHS · EN 10219 · cold formed

RHS 300×150/16

RHS 300×150/16 is a cold-formed rectangular hollow section per EN 10219: height 300 mm, width 150 mm, wall thickness 16 mm, weight 96.4 kg/m, cross-section area 122.8 cm², moment of inertia Iy = 12390 cm⁴, elastic section modulus Wel,y = 825.8 cm³.

Cross section · mm

300Height h · mm

150Width b · mm

122.77Area A · cm²

96.40Mass G · kg/m

Geometry

Height h300.00 mm

Width b150.00 mm

Wall thickness t16.00 mm

Outer corner radius r_o48.00 mm

Inner corner radius r_i32.00 mm

Cross-section area A122.770 cm²

Weight G
steel 7850 kg/m³96.40kg/m

Section properties

I12 390.000 cm⁴4 174.000 cm⁴

W_el825.800 cm³556.600 cm³

W_pl1 092.000 cm³673.000 cm³

I_t11 330.000 cm⁴

Reference

Profile standardEN 10219

EurocodeEN 1993-1-1 (EC3)

Check to EN 1993-1-1

Work out the utilisation of RHS 300×150/16 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/ 300.3 kN·m

Shear/ 1.30 MN

Compression/ 1.85 MN

Steelγ_M0γ_M1L_crmmkClass1

Resistances and factors

M_c,y,Rd / M_c,z,RdW_pl300.3 kN·m / 185.1 kN·m

V_c,z,Rd / V_c,y,RdA_v = 8185 mm²1.30 MN / 649.7 kN

N_pl,Rd / N_b,Rd3.38 MN / 1.85 MN

N_cr,y / N_cr,z10.27 MN / 3.46 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.