RHS · EN 10219 · cold formed

RHS 80×60/2

RHS 80×60/2 is a cold-formed rectangular hollow section per EN 10219: height 80 mm, width 60 mm, wall thickness 2 mm, weight 4.2 kg/m, cross-section area 5.3 cm², moment of inertia Iy = 49.5 cm⁴, elastic section modulus Wel,y = 12.4 cm³.

Cross section · mm

80Height h · mm

60Width b · mm

5.34Area A · cm²

4.19Mass G · kg/m

Geometry

Height h80.00 mm

Width b60.00 mm

Wall thickness t2.00 mm

Outer corner radius r_o4.00 mm

Inner corner radius r_i2.00 mm

Cross-section area A5.340 cm²

Weight G
steel 7850 kg/m³4.19kg/m

Section properties

I49.530 cm⁴31.870 cm⁴

W_el12.380 cm³10.620 cm³

W_pl14.730 cm³12.110 cm³

I_t61.220 cm⁴

Reference

Profile standardEN 10219

EurocodeEN 1993-1-1 (EC3)

Check to EN 1993-1-1

Work out the utilisation of RHS 80×60/2 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/ 4.1 kN·m

Shear/ 48.4 kN

Compression/ 21.6 kN

Steelγ_M0γ_M1L_crmmkClass1 / 3bending / compression

Resistances and factors

M_c,y,Rd / M_c,z,RdW_pl4.1 kN·m / 3.3 kN·m

V_c,z,Rd / V_c,y,RdA_v = 305 mm²48.4 kN / 36.3 kN

N_pl,Rd / N_b,Rd146.8 kN / 21.6 kN

N_cr,y / N_cr,z41.1 kN / 26.4 kN

f_yEN 10219-1275 MPa

γ_M0 / γ_M11.00 / 1.00

Curve c · χ0.15

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.