SHS · EN 10210 · hot finished

SHS 140/8

SHS 140/8 is a hot-finished square hollow section per EN 10210: side 140 mm, wall thickness 8 mm, weight 32.6 kg/m, cross-section area 41.6 cm², moment of inertia Iy = 1195 cm⁴, elastic section modulus Wel,y = 170.7 cm³.

Cross section · mm

140Side a · mm

8Wall thickness t · mm

41.55Area A · cm²

32.60Mass G · kg/m

Geometry

Side dimension140.00 mm

Wall thickness t8.00 mm

Outer corner radius r_o12.00 mm

Inner corner radius r_i8.00 mm

Cross-section area A41.550 cm²

Weight G
steel 7850 kg/m³32.60kg/m

Section properties

I1 195.000 cm⁴

W_el170.700 cm³

W_pl204.300 cm³

i53.60 mm

I_t1 892.000 cm⁴

Reference

Profile standardEN 10210

EurocodeEN 1993-1-1 (EC3)

Check to EN 1993-1-1

Work out the utilisation of SHS 140/8 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/ 56.2 kN·m

Shear/ 329.8 kN

Compression/ 701.5 kN

Steelγ_M0γ_M1L_crmmkClass1

Resistances and factors

M_c,y,Rd / M_c,z,RdW_pl56.2 kN·m / 56.2 kN·m

V_c,z,Rd / V_c,y,RdA_v = 2078 mm²329.8 kN / 329.8 kN

N_pl,Rd / N_b,Rd1.14 MN / 701.5 kN

N_cr,y / N_cr,z990.7 kN / 990.7 kN

f_yEN 10210-1275 MPa

γ_M0 / γ_M11.00 / 1.00

Curve a · χ0.61

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.