SHS · EN 10210 · hot finished

SHS 300/12.5

SHS 300/12.5 is a hot-finished square hollow section per EN 10210: side 300 mm, wall thickness 12.5 mm, weight 111.5 kg/m, cross-section area 142.1 cm², moment of inertia Iy = 19440 cm⁴, elastic section modulus Wel,y = 1296 cm³.

Cross section · mm
yz30030012.5[mm]
300Side a · mm
12.5Wall thickness t · mm
142.07Area A · cm²
111.50Mass G · kg/m
Geometry
Side dimension300.00 mm
Wall thickness t12.50 mm
Outer corner radius ro18.75 mm
Inner corner radius ri12.50 mm
Cross-section area A142.070 cm²
Weight G
steel 7850 kg/m³
111.50kg/m
Section properties
I19 440.000 cm⁴
Wel1 296.000 cm³
Wpl1 525.000 cm³
i117.00 mm
It30 330.000 cm⁴
Reference
Profile standardEN 10210
EurocodeEN 1993-1-1 (EC3)

Check to EN 1993-1-1

Work out the utilisation of SHS 300/12.5 for your design forces

Enter the design loads and the section is checked for bending, shear and compression with flexural buckling.

Bending/ 419.4 kN·m
Shear/ 1.13 MN
Compression/ 3.62 MN
Class1
Resistances and factors
Mc,y,Rd / Mc,z,RdW_pl419.4 kN·m / 419.4 kN·m
Vc,z,Rd / Vc,y,RdA_v = 7104 mm²1.13 MN / 1.13 MN
Npl,Rd / Nb,Rd3.91 MN / 3.62 MN
Ncr,y / Ncr,z16.12 MN / 16.12 MN
fyEN 10210-1275 MPa
γM0 / γM11.00 / 1.00
Curve a · χ0.93

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.