SHS · EN 10210 · hot finished

SHS 300/8

SHS 300/8 is a hot-finished square hollow section per EN 10210: side 300 mm, wall thickness 8 mm, weight 72.8 kg/m, cross-section area 92.8 cm², moment of inertia Iy = 13130 cm⁴, elastic section modulus Wel,y = 875.2 cm³.

Cross section · mm

300Side a · mm

8Wall thickness t · mm

92.75Area A · cm²

72.80Mass G · kg/m

Geometry

Side dimension300.00 mm

Wall thickness t8.00 mm

Outer corner radius r_o12.00 mm

Inner corner radius r_i8.00 mm

Cross-section area A92.750 cm²

Weight G
steel 7850 kg/m³72.80kg/m

Section properties

I13 130.000 cm⁴

W_el875.200 cm³

W_pl1 013.000 cm³

i119.00 mm

I_t20 190.000 cm⁴

Reference

Profile standardEN 10210

EurocodeEN 1993-1-1 (EC3)

Check to EN 1993-1-1

Work out the utilisation of SHS 300/8 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/ 278.6 kN·m

Shear/ 736.3 kN

Compression/ 2.37 MN

Steelγ_M0γ_M1L_crmmkClass2

Resistances and factors

M_c,y,Rd / M_c,z,RdW_pl278.6 kN·m / 278.6 kN·m

V_c,z,Rd / V_c,y,RdA_v = 4638 mm²736.3 kN / 736.3 kN

N_pl,Rd / N_b,Rd2.55 MN / 2.37 MN

N_cr,y / N_cr,z10.89 MN / 10.89 MN

f_yEN 10210-1275 MPa

γ_M0 / γ_M11.00 / 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.