SHS · EN 10210 · hot finished

SHS 40/4

SHS 40/4 is a hot-finished square hollow section per EN 10210: side 40 mm, wall thickness 4 mm, weight 4.4 kg/m, cross-section area 5.6 cm², moment of inertia Iy = 11.8 cm⁴, elastic section modulus Wel,y = 5.9 cm³.

Cross section · mm

40Side a · mm

4Wall thickness t · mm

5.59Area A · cm²

4.39Mass G · kg/m

Geometry

Side dimension40.00 mm

Wall thickness t4.00 mm

Outer corner radius r_o6.00 mm

Inner corner radius r_i4.00 mm

Cross-section area A5.590 cm²

Weight G
steel 7850 kg/m³4.39kg/m

Section properties

I11.830 cm⁴

W_el5.915 cm³

W_pl7.439 cm³

i14.50 mm

I_t19.480 cm⁴

Reference

Profile standardEN 10210

EurocodeEN 1993-1-1 (EC3)

Check to EN 1993-1-1

Work out the utilisation of SHS 40/4 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/ 2.0 kN·m

Shear/ 44.4 kN

Compression/ 9.3 kN

Steelγ_M0γ_M1L_crmmkClass1

Resistances and factors

M_c,y,Rd / M_c,z,RdW_pl2.0 kN·m / 2.0 kN·m

V_c,z,Rd / V_c,y,RdA_v = 280 mm²44.4 kN / 44.4 kN

N_pl,Rd / N_b,Rd153.7 kN / 9.3 kN

N_cr,y / N_cr,z9.8 kN / 9.8 kN

f_yEN 10210-1275 MPa

γ_M0 / γ_M11.00 / 1.00

Curve a · χ0.06

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.