SHS · EN 10210 · hot finished

SHS 40/5

SHS 40/5 is a hot-finished square hollow section per EN 10210: side 40 mm, wall thickness 5 mm, weight 5.3 kg/m, cross-section area 6.7 cm², moment of inertia Iy = 13.4 cm⁴, elastic section modulus Wel,y = 6.7 cm³.

Cross section · mm

40Side a · mm

5Wall thickness t · mm

6.73Area A · cm²

5.28Mass G · kg/m

Geometry

Side dimension40.00 mm

Wall thickness t5.00 mm

Outer corner radius r_o7.50 mm

Inner corner radius r_i5.00 mm

Cross-section area A6.730 cm²

Weight G
steel 7850 kg/m³5.28kg/m

Section properties

I13.370 cm⁴

W_el6.684 cm³

W_pl8.663 cm³

i14.10 mm

I_t22.500 cm⁴

Reference

Profile standardEN 10210

EurocodeEN 1993-1-1 (EC3)

Check to EN 1993-1-1

Work out the utilisation of SHS 40/5 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/ 2.4 kN·m

Shear/ 53.4 kN

Compression/ 10.5 kN

Steelγ_M0γ_M1L_crmmkClass1

Resistances and factors

M_c,y,Rd / M_c,z,RdW_pl2.4 kN·m / 2.4 kN·m

V_c,z,Rd / V_c,y,RdA_v = 337 mm²53.4 kN / 53.4 kN

N_pl,Rd / N_b,Rd185.1 kN / 10.5 kN

N_cr,y / N_cr,z11.1 kN / 11.1 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.