RHS · EN 10219 · cold formed

RHS 300×150/8

RHS 300×150/8 is a cold-formed rectangular hollow section per EN 10219: height 300 mm, width 150 mm, wall thickness 8 mm, weight 52.8 kg/m, cross-section area 67.2 cm², moment of inertia Iy = 7684 cm⁴, elastic section modulus Wel,y = 512.2 cm³.

Cross section · mm

300Height h · mm

150Width b · mm

67.24Area A · cm²

52.80Mass G · kg/m

Geometry

Height h300.00 mm

Width b150.00 mm

Wall thickness t8.00 mm

Outer corner radius r_o20.00 mm

Inner corner radius r_i12.00 mm

Cross-section area A67.240 cm²

Weight G
steel 7850 kg/m³52.80kg/m

Section properties

I7 684.000 cm⁴2 623.000 cm⁴

W_el512.200 cm³349.700 cm³

W_pl640.300 cm³396.400 cm³

I_t6 491.000 cm⁴

Reference

Profile standardEN 10219

EurocodeEN 1993-1-1 (EC3)

Check to EN 1993-1-1

Work out the utilisation of RHS 300×150/8 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/ 176.1 kN·m

Shear/ 711.7 kN

Compression/ 1.08 MN

Steelγ_M0γ_M1L_crmmkClass1 / 2bending / compression

Resistances and factors

M_c,y,Rd / M_c,z,RdW_pl176.1 kN·m / 109.0 kN·m

V_c,z,Rd / V_c,y,RdA_v = 4483 mm²711.7 kN / 355.9 kN

N_pl,Rd / N_b,Rd1.85 MN / 1.08 MN

N_cr,y / N_cr,z6.37 MN / 2.17 MN

f_yEN 10219-1275 MPa

γ_M0 / γ_M11.00 / 1.00

Curve c · χ0.59

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.