RHS · EN 10219 · cold formed

RHS 60×40/5

RHS 60×40/5 is a cold-formed rectangular hollow section per EN 10219: height 60 mm, width 40 mm, wall thickness 5 mm, weight 6.6 kg/m, cross-section area 8.4 cm², moment of inertia Iy = 35.3 cm⁴, elastic section modulus Wel,y = 11.8 cm³.

Cross section · mm

60Height h · mm

40Width b · mm

8.36Area A · cm²

6.56Mass G · kg/m

Geometry

Height h60.00 mm

Width b40.00 mm

Wall thickness t5.00 mm

Outer corner radius r_o10.00 mm

Inner corner radius r_i5.00 mm

Cross-section area A8.360 cm²

Weight G
steel 7850 kg/m³6.56kg/m

Section properties

I35.330 cm⁴18.430 cm⁴

W_el11.780 cm³9.213 cm³

W_pl15.380 cm³11.520 cm³

I_t42.850 cm⁴

Reference

Profile standardEN 10219

EurocodeEN 1993-1-1 (EC3)

Check to EN 1993-1-1

Work out the utilisation of RHS 60×40/5 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/ 4.2 kN·m

Shear/ 79.6 kN

Compression/ 13.6 kN

Steelγ_M0γ_M1L_crmmkClass1

Resistances and factors

M_c,y,Rd / M_c,z,RdW_pl4.2 kN·m / 3.2 kN·m

V_c,z,Rd / V_c,y,RdA_v = 502 mm²79.6 kN / 53.1 kN

N_pl,Rd / N_b,Rd229.9 kN / 13.6 kN

N_cr,y / N_cr,z29.3 kN / 15.3 kN

f_yEN 10219-1275 MPa

γ_M0 / γ_M11.00 / 1.00

Curve c · χ0.06

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.