SHS · EN 10210 · hot finished

SHS 250/16

SHS 250/16 is a hot-finished square hollow section per EN 10210: side 250 mm, wall thickness 16 mm, weight 115.4 kg/m, cross-section area 147 cm², moment of inertia Iy = 13270 cm⁴, elastic section modulus Wel,y = 1061 cm³.

Cross section · mm

250Side a · mm

16Wall thickness t · mm

147.01Area A · cm²

115.40Mass G · kg/m

Geometry

Side dimension250.00 mm

Wall thickness t16.00 mm

Outer corner radius r_o24.00 mm

Inner corner radius r_i16.00 mm

Cross-section area A147.010 cm²

Weight G
steel 7850 kg/m³115.40kg/m

Section properties

I13 270.000 cm⁴

W_el1 061.000 cm³

W_pl1 280.000 cm³

i95.00 mm

I_t21 140.000 cm⁴

Reference

Profile standardEN 10210

EurocodeEN 1993-1-1 (EC3)

Check to EN 1993-1-1

Work out the utilisation of SHS 250/16 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/ 352.0 kN·m

Shear/ 1.17 MN

Compression/ 3.59 MN

Steelγ_M0γ_M1L_crmmkClass1

Resistances and factors

M_c,y,Rd / M_c,z,RdW_pl352.0 kN·m / 352.0 kN·m

V_c,z,Rd / V_c,y,RdA_v = 7351 mm²1.17 MN / 1.17 MN

N_pl,Rd / N_b,Rd4.04 MN / 3.59 MN

N_cr,y / N_cr,z11.00 MN / 11.00 MN

f_yEN 10210-1275 MPa

γ_M0 / γ_M11.00 / 1.00

Curve a · χ0.89

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.