RHS · EN 10219 · cold formed

RHS 60×40/2

RHS 60×40/2 is a cold-formed rectangular hollow section per EN 10219: height 60 mm, width 40 mm, wall thickness 2 mm, weight 2.9 kg/m, cross-section area 3.7 cm², moment of inertia Iy = 18.4 cm⁴, elastic section modulus Wel,y = 6.1 cm³.

Cross section · mm

60Height h · mm

40Width b · mm

3.74Area A · cm²

2.93Mass G · kg/m

Geometry

Height h60.00 mm

Width b40.00 mm

Wall thickness t2.00 mm

Outer corner radius r_o4.00 mm

Inner corner radius r_i2.00 mm

Cross-section area A3.740 cm²

Weight G
steel 7850 kg/m³2.93kg/m

Section properties

I18.410 cm⁴9.831 cm⁴

W_el6.137 cm³4.915 cm³

W_pl7.471 cm³5.654 cm³

I_t20.700 cm⁴

Reference

Profile standardEN 10219

EurocodeEN 1993-1-1 (EC3)

Check to EN 1993-1-1

Work out the utilisation of RHS 60×40/2 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/ 2.1 kN·m

Shear/ 35.6 kN

Compression/ 7.2 kN

Steelγ_M0γ_M1L_crmmkClass1

Resistances and factors

M_c,y,Rd / M_c,z,RdW_pl2.1 kN·m / 1.6 kN·m

V_c,z,Rd / V_c,y,RdA_v = 224 mm²35.6 kN / 23.8 kN

N_pl,Rd / N_b,Rd102.8 kN / 7.2 kN

N_cr,y / N_cr,z15.3 kN / 8.2 kN

f_yEN 10219-1275 MPa

γ_M0 / γ_M11.00 / 1.00

Curve c · χ0.07

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.