SHS · EN 10210 · hot finished

SHS 160/12.5

SHS 160/12.5 is a hot-finished square hollow section per EN 10210: side 160 mm, wall thickness 12.5 mm, weight 56.6 kg/m, cross-section area 72.1 cm², moment of inertia Iy = 2576 cm⁴, elastic section modulus Wel,y = 322 cm³.

Cross section · mm

160Side a · mm

12.5Wall thickness t · mm

72.07Area A · cm²

56.60Mass G · kg/m

Geometry

Side dimension160.00 mm

Wall thickness t12.50 mm

Outer corner radius r_o18.75 mm

Inner corner radius r_i12.50 mm

Cross-section area A72.070 cm²

Weight G
steel 7850 kg/m³56.60kg/m

Section properties

I2 576.000 cm⁴

W_el322.000 cm³

W_pl394.700 cm³

i59.80 mm

I_t4 158.000 cm⁴

Reference

Profile standardEN 10210

EurocodeEN 1993-1-1 (EC3)

Check to EN 1993-1-1

Work out the utilisation of SHS 160/12.5 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/ 108.5 kN·m

Shear/ 572.1 kN

Compression/ 1.37 MN

Steelγ_M0γ_M1L_crmmkClass1

Resistances and factors

M_c,y,Rd / M_c,z,RdW_pl108.5 kN·m / 108.5 kN·m

V_c,z,Rd / V_c,y,RdA_v = 3604 mm²572.1 kN / 572.1 kN

N_pl,Rd / N_b,Rd1.98 MN / 1.37 MN

N_cr,y / N_cr,z2.14 MN / 2.14 MN

f_yEN 10210-1275 MPa

γ_M0 / γ_M11.00 / 1.00

Curve a · χ0.69

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.