RHS · EN 10219 · cold formed

RHS 300×200/8

RHS 300×200/8 is a cold-formed rectangular hollow section per EN 10219: height 300 mm, width 200 mm, wall thickness 8 mm, weight 59.1 kg/m, cross-section area 75.2 cm², moment of inertia Iy = 9389 cm⁴, elastic section modulus Wel,y = 626 cm³.

Cross section · mm
yz2003008[mm]
300Height h · mm
200Width b · mm
75.24Area A · cm²
59.10Mass G · kg/m
Geometry
Height h300.00 mm
Width b200.00 mm
Wall thickness t8.00 mm
Outer corner radius ro20.00 mm
Inner corner radius ri12.00 mm
Cross-section area A75.240 cm²
Weight G
steel 7850 kg/m³
59.10kg/m
Section properties
I9 389.000 cm⁴5 042.000 cm⁴
Wel626.000 cm³504.200 cm³
Wpl757.100 cm³574.500 cm³
It10 630.000 cm⁴
Reference
Profile standardEN 10219
EurocodeEN 1993-1-1 (EC3)

Check to EN 1993-1-1

Work out the utilisation of RHS 300×200/8 for your design forces

Enter the design loads and the section is checked for bending, shear and compression with flexural buckling.

Bending/ 208.2 kN·m
Shear/ 716.8 kN
Compression/ 1.49 MN
Class1 / 2bending / compression
Resistances and factors
Mc,y,Rd / Mc,z,RdW_pl208.2 kN·m / 158.0 kN·m
Vc,z,Rd / Vc,y,RdA_v = 4514 mm²716.8 kN / 477.8 kN
Npl,Rd / Nb,Rd2.07 MN / 1.49 MN
Ncr,y / Ncr,z7.78 MN / 4.18 MN
fyEN 10219-1275 MPa
γM0 / γM11.00 / 1.00
Curve c · χ0.72

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.