SHS · EN 10210 · hot finished

SHS 160/16

SHS 160/16 is a hot-finished square hollow section per EN 10210: side 160 mm, wall thickness 16 mm, weight 70.2 kg/m, cross-section area 89.4 cm², moment of inertia Iy = 3028 cm⁴, elastic section modulus Wel,y = 378.5 cm³.

Cross section · mm

160Side a · mm

16Wall thickness t · mm

89.41Area A · cm²

70.20Mass G · kg/m

Geometry

Side dimension160.00 mm

Wall thickness t16.00 mm

Outer corner radius r_o24.00 mm

Inner corner radius r_i16.00 mm

Cross-section area A89.410 cm²

Weight G
steel 7850 kg/m³70.20kg/m

Section properties

I3 028.000 cm⁴

W_el378.500 cm³

W_pl476.100 cm³

i58.20 mm

I_t4 988.000 cm⁴

Reference

Profile standardEN 10210

EurocodeEN 1993-1-1 (EC3)

Check to EN 1993-1-1

Work out the utilisation of SHS 160/16 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/ 130.9 kN·m

Shear/ 709.8 kN

Compression/ 1.65 MN

Steelγ_M0γ_M1L_crmmkClass1

Resistances and factors

M_c,y,Rd / M_c,z,RdW_pl130.9 kN·m / 130.9 kN·m

V_c,z,Rd / V_c,y,RdA_v = 4471 mm²709.8 kN / 709.8 kN

N_pl,Rd / N_b,Rd2.46 MN / 1.65 MN

N_cr,y / N_cr,z2.51 MN / 2.51 MN

f_yEN 10210-1275 MPa

γ_M0 / γ_M11.00 / 1.00

Curve a · χ0.67

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.