SHS · EN 10210 · hot finished

SHS 60/4

SHS 60/4 is a hot-finished square hollow section per EN 10210: side 60 mm, wall thickness 4 mm, weight 6.9 kg/m, cross-section area 8.8 cm², moment of inertia Iy = 45.4 cm⁴, elastic section modulus Wel,y = 15.1 cm³.

Cross section · mm

60Side a · mm

4Wall thickness t · mm

8.79Area A · cm²

6.90Mass G · kg/m

Geometry

Side dimension60.00 mm

Wall thickness t4.00 mm

Outer corner radius r_o6.00 mm

Inner corner radius r_i4.00 mm

Cross-section area A8.790 cm²

Weight G
steel 7850 kg/m³6.90kg/m

Section properties

I45.390 cm⁴

W_el15.130 cm³

W_pl18.310 cm³

i22.70 mm

I_t72.510 cm⁴

Reference

Profile standardEN 10210

EurocodeEN 1993-1-1 (EC3)

Check to EN 1993-1-1

Work out the utilisation of SHS 60/4 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/ 5.0 kN·m

Shear/ 69.8 kN

Compression/ 34.6 kN

Steelγ_M0γ_M1L_crmmkClass1

Resistances and factors

M_c,y,Rd / M_c,z,RdW_pl5.0 kN·m / 5.0 kN·m

V_c,z,Rd / V_c,y,RdA_v = 440 mm²69.8 kN / 69.8 kN

N_pl,Rd / N_b,Rd241.7 kN / 34.6 kN

N_cr,y / N_cr,z37.6 kN / 37.6 kN

f_yEN 10210-1275 MPa

γ_M0 / γ_M11.00 / 1.00

Curve a · χ0.14

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.