SHS · EN 10210 · hot finished

SHS 160/14.2

SHS 160/14.2 is a hot-finished square hollow section per EN 10210: side 160 mm, wall thickness 14.2 mm, weight 63.3 kg/m, cross-section area 80.7 cm², moment of inertia Iy = 2809 cm⁴, elastic section modulus Wel,y = 351.1 cm³.

Cross section · mm

160Side a · mm

14.2Wall thickness t · mm

80.65Area A · cm²

63.30Mass G · kg/m

Geometry

Side dimension160.00 mm

Wall thickness t14.20 mm

Outer corner radius r_o21.30 mm

Inner corner radius r_i14.20 mm

Cross-section area A80.650 cm²

Weight G
steel 7850 kg/m³63.30kg/m

Section properties

I2 809.000 cm⁴

W_el351.100 cm³

W_pl435.800 cm³

i59.00 mm

I_t4 579.000 cm⁴

Reference

Profile standardEN 10210

EurocodeEN 1993-1-1 (EC3)

Check to EN 1993-1-1

Work out the utilisation of SHS 160/14.2 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/ 119.8 kN·m

Shear/ 640.2 kN

Compression/ 1.51 MN

Steelγ_M0γ_M1L_crmmkClass1

Resistances and factors

M_c,y,Rd / M_c,z,RdW_pl119.8 kN·m / 119.8 kN·m

V_c,z,Rd / V_c,y,RdA_v = 4033 mm²640.2 kN / 640.2 kN

N_pl,Rd / N_b,Rd2.22 MN / 1.51 MN

N_cr,y / N_cr,z2.33 MN / 2.33 MN

f_yEN 10210-1275 MPa

γ_M0 / γ_M11.00 / 1.00

Curve a · χ0.68

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.