SHS · EN 10210 · hot finished

SHS 260/14.2

SHS 260/14.2 is a hot-finished square hollow section per EN 10210: side 260 mm, wall thickness 14.2 mm, weight 107.9 kg/m, cross-section area 137.5 cm², moment of inertia Iy = 13710 cm⁴, elastic section modulus Wel,y = 1055 cm³.

Cross section · mm

260Side a · mm

14.2Wall thickness t · mm

137.45Area A · cm²

107.90Mass G · kg/m

Geometry

Side dimension260.00 mm

Wall thickness t14.20 mm

Outer corner radius r_o21.30 mm

Inner corner radius r_i14.20 mm

Cross-section area A137.450 cm²

Weight G
steel 7850 kg/m³107.90kg/m

Section properties

I13 710.000 cm⁴

W_el1 055.000 cm³

W_pl1 259.000 cm³

i99.90 mm

I_t21 660.000 cm⁴

Reference

Profile standardEN 10210

EurocodeEN 1993-1-1 (EC3)

Check to EN 1993-1-1

Work out the utilisation of SHS 260/14.2 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/ 346.2 kN·m

Shear/ 1.09 MN

Compression/ 3.40 MN

Steelγ_M0γ_M1L_crmmkClass1

Resistances and factors

M_c,y,Rd / M_c,z,RdW_pl346.2 kN·m / 346.2 kN·m

V_c,z,Rd / V_c,y,RdA_v = 6873 mm²1.09 MN / 1.09 MN

N_pl,Rd / N_b,Rd3.78 MN / 3.40 MN

N_cr,y / N_cr,z11.37 MN / 11.37 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.