SHS · EN 10210 · hot finished

SHS 60/2.6

SHS 60/2.6 is a hot-finished square hollow section per EN 10210: side 60 mm, wall thickness 2.6 mm, weight 4.6 kg/m, cross-section area 5.9 cm², moment of inertia Iy = 32.2 cm⁴, elastic section modulus Wel,y = 10.7 cm³.

Cross section · mm

60Side a · mm

2.6Wall thickness t · mm

5.90Area A · cm²

4.63Mass G · kg/m

Geometry

Side dimension60.00 mm

Wall thickness t2.60 mm

Outer corner radius r_o3.90 mm

Inner corner radius r_i2.60 mm

Cross-section area A5.900 cm²

Weight G
steel 7850 kg/m³4.63kg/m

Section properties

I32.160 cm⁴

W_el10.720 cm³

W_pl12.630 cm³

i23.40 mm

I_t50.250 cm⁴

Reference

Profile standardEN 10210

EurocodeEN 1993-1-1 (EC3)

Check to EN 1993-1-1

Work out the utilisation of SHS 60/2.6 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/ 3.5 kN·m

Shear/ 46.8 kN

Compression/ 24.4 kN

Steelγ_M0γ_M1L_crmmkClass1

Resistances and factors

M_c,y,Rd / M_c,z,RdW_pl3.5 kN·m / 3.5 kN·m

V_c,z,Rd / V_c,y,RdA_v = 295 mm²46.8 kN / 46.8 kN

N_pl,Rd / N_b,Rd162.3 kN / 24.4 kN

N_cr,y / N_cr,z26.7 kN / 26.7 kN

f_yEN 10210-1275 MPa

γ_M0 / γ_M11.00 / 1.00

Curve a · χ0.15

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.