SHS · EN 10210 · hot finished

SHS 40/2.6

SHS 40/2.6 is a hot-finished square hollow section per EN 10210: side 40 mm, wall thickness 2.6 mm, weight 3 kg/m, cross-section area 3.8 cm², moment of inertia Iy = 8.8 cm⁴, elastic section modulus Wel,y = 4.4 cm³.

Cross section · mm

40Side a · mm

2.6Wall thickness t · mm

3.82Area A · cm²

3.00Mass G · kg/m

Geometry

Side dimension40.00 mm

Wall thickness t2.60 mm

Outer corner radius r_o3.90 mm

Inner corner radius r_i2.60 mm

Cross-section area A3.820 cm²

Weight G
steel 7850 kg/m³3.00kg/m

Section properties

I8.797 cm⁴

W_el4.399 cm³

W_pl5.312 cm³

i15.20 mm

I_t14.030 cm⁴

Reference

Profile standardEN 10210

EurocodeEN 1993-1-1 (EC3)

Check to EN 1993-1-1

Work out the utilisation of SHS 40/2.6 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/ 1.5 kN·m

Shear/ 30.3 kN

Compression/ 6.9 kN

Steelγ_M0γ_M1L_crmmkClass1

Resistances and factors

M_c,y,Rd / M_c,z,RdW_pl1.5 kN·m / 1.5 kN·m

V_c,z,Rd / V_c,y,RdA_v = 191 mm²30.3 kN / 30.3 kN

N_pl,Rd / N_b,Rd105.0 kN / 6.9 kN

N_cr,y / N_cr,z7.3 kN / 7.3 kN

f_yEN 10210-1275 MPa

γ_M0 / γ_M11.00 / 1.00

Curve a · χ0.07

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.