SHS · EN 10210 · hot finished

SHS 160/5

SHS 160/5 is a hot-finished square hollow section per EN 10210: side 160 mm, wall thickness 5 mm, weight 24.1 kg/m, cross-section area 30.7 cm², moment of inertia Iy = 1225 cm⁴, elastic section modulus Wel,y = 153.1 cm³.

Cross section · mm

160Side a · mm

5Wall thickness t · mm

30.73Area A · cm²

24.10Mass G · kg/m

Geometry

Side dimension160.00 mm

Wall thickness t5.00 mm

Outer corner radius r_o7.50 mm

Inner corner radius r_i5.00 mm

Cross-section area A30.730 cm²

Weight G
steel 7850 kg/m³24.10kg/m

Section properties

I1 225.000 cm⁴

W_el153.100 cm³

W_pl178.100 cm³

i63.10 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 160/5 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/ 49.0 kN·m

Shear/ 244.0 kN

Compression/ 613.4 kN

Steelγ_M0γ_M1L_crmmkClass1

Resistances and factors

M_c,y,Rd / M_c,z,RdW_pl49.0 kN·m / 49.0 kN·m

V_c,z,Rd / V_c,y,RdA_v = 1537 mm²244.0 kN / 244.0 kN

N_pl,Rd / N_b,Rd845.1 kN / 613.4 kN

N_cr,y / N_cr,z1.02 MN / 1.02 MN

f_yEN 10210-1275 MPa

γ_M0 / γ_M11.00 / 1.00

Curve a · χ0.73

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.