RHS · EN 10219 · cold formed

RHS 60×40/3

RHS 60×40/3 is a cold-formed rectangular hollow section per EN 10219: height 60 mm, width 40 mm, wall thickness 3 mm, weight 4.3 kg/m, cross-section area 5.4 cm², moment of inertia Iy = 25.4 cm⁴, elastic section modulus Wel,y = 8.5 cm³.

Cross section · mm

60Height h · mm

40Width b · mm

5.41Area A · cm²

4.25Mass G · kg/m

Geometry

Height h60.00 mm

Width b40.00 mm

Wall thickness t3.00 mm

Outer corner radius r_o6.00 mm

Inner corner radius r_i3.00 mm

Cross-section area A5.410 cm²

Weight G
steel 7850 kg/m³4.25kg/m

Section properties

I25.380 cm⁴13.440 cm⁴

W_el8.460 cm³6.720 cm³

W_pl10.530 cm³7.944 cm³

I_t29.280 cm⁴

Reference

Profile standardEN 10219

EurocodeEN 1993-1-1 (EC3)

Check to EN 1993-1-1

Work out the utilisation of RHS 60×40/3 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/ 2.9 kN·m

Shear/ 51.5 kN

Compression/ 9.8 kN

Steelγ_M0γ_M1L_crmmkClass1

Resistances and factors

M_c,y,Rd / M_c,z,RdW_pl2.9 kN·m / 2.2 kN·m

V_c,z,Rd / V_c,y,RdA_v = 325 mm²51.5 kN / 34.4 kN

N_pl,Rd / N_b,Rd148.8 kN / 9.8 kN

N_cr,y / N_cr,z21.0 kN / 11.1 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.