SHS · EN 10210 · hot finished

SHS 160/8

SHS 160/8 is a hot-finished square hollow section per EN 10210: side 160 mm, wall thickness 8 mm, weight 37.6 kg/m, cross-section area 48 cm², moment of inertia Iy = 1831 cm⁴, elastic section modulus Wel,y = 228.9 cm³.

Cross section · mm

160Side a · mm

8Wall thickness t · mm

47.95Area A · cm²

37.60Mass G · kg/m

Geometry

Side dimension160.00 mm

Wall thickness t8.00 mm

Outer corner radius r_o12.00 mm

Inner corner radius r_i8.00 mm

Cross-section area A47.950 cm²

Weight G
steel 7850 kg/m³37.60kg/m

Section properties

I1 831.000 cm⁴

W_el228.900 cm³

W_pl271.800 cm³

i61.80 mm

I_t2 880.000 cm⁴

Reference

Profile standardEN 10210

EurocodeEN 1993-1-1 (EC3)

Check to EN 1993-1-1

Work out the utilisation of SHS 160/8 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/ 74.7 kN·m

Shear/ 380.7 kN

Compression/ 939.6 kN

Steelγ_M0γ_M1L_crmmkClass1

Resistances and factors

M_c,y,Rd / M_c,z,RdW_pl74.7 kN·m / 74.7 kN·m

V_c,z,Rd / V_c,y,RdA_v = 2398 mm²380.7 kN / 380.7 kN

N_pl,Rd / N_b,Rd1.32 MN / 939.6 kN

N_cr,y / N_cr,z1.52 MN / 1.52 MN

f_yEN 10210-1275 MPa

γ_M0 / γ_M11.00 / 1.00

Curve a · χ0.71

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.