SHS · EN 10210 · hot finished

SHS 260/12.5

SHS 260/12.5 is a hot-finished square hollow section per EN 10210: side 260 mm, wall thickness 12.5 mm, weight 95.8 kg/m, cross-section area 122.1 cm², moment of inertia Iy = 12360 cm⁴, elastic section modulus Wel,y = 951.1 cm³.

Cross section · mm

260Side a · mm

12.5Wall thickness t · mm

122.07Area A · cm²

95.80Mass G · kg/m

Geometry

Side dimension260.00 mm

Wall thickness t12.50 mm

Outer corner radius r_o18.75 mm

Inner corner radius r_i12.50 mm

Cross-section area A122.070 cm²

Weight G
steel 7850 kg/m³95.80kg/m

Section properties

I12 360.000 cm⁴

W_el951.100 cm³

W_pl1 127.000 cm³

i100.60 mm

I_t19 410.000 cm⁴

Reference

Profile standardEN 10210

EurocodeEN 1993-1-1 (EC3)

Check to EN 1993-1-1

Work out the utilisation of SHS 260/12.5 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/ 309.9 kN·m

Shear/ 969.1 kN

Compression/ 3.02 MN

Steelγ_M0γ_M1L_crmmkClass1

Resistances and factors

M_c,y,Rd / M_c,z,RdW_pl309.9 kN·m / 309.9 kN·m

V_c,z,Rd / V_c,y,RdA_v = 6104 mm²969.1 kN / 969.1 kN

N_pl,Rd / N_b,Rd3.36 MN / 3.02 MN

N_cr,y / N_cr,z10.25 MN / 10.25 MN

f_yEN 10210-1275 MPa

γ_M0 / γ_M11.00 / 1.00

Curve a · χ0.90

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.