SHS · EN 10219 · cold formed

SHS 100/6

SHS 100/6 is a cold-formed square hollow section per EN 10219: side 100 mm, wall thickness 6 mm, weight 17 kg/m, cross-section area 21.6 cm², moment of inertia Iy = 311.5 cm⁴, elastic section modulus Wel,y = 62.3 cm³.

Cross section · mm

100Side a · mm

6Wall thickness t · mm

21.63Area A · cm²

17.00Mass G · kg/m

Geometry

Side dimension100.00 mm

Wall thickness t6.00 mm

Outer corner radius r_o12.00 mm

Inner corner radius r_i6.00 mm

Cross-section area A21.630 cm²

Weight G
steel 7850 kg/m³17.00kg/m

Section properties

I311.500 cm⁴

W_el62.290 cm³

W_pl75.100 cm³

i37.90 mm

I_t514.200 cm⁴

Reference

Profile standardEN 10219

EurocodeEN 1993-1-1 (EC3)

Check to EN 1993-1-1

Work out the utilisation of SHS 100/6 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/ 20.7 kN·m

Shear/ 171.7 kN

Compression/ 183.7 kN

Steelγ_M0γ_M1L_crmmkClass1

Resistances and factors

M_c,y,Rd / M_c,z,RdW_pl20.7 kN·m / 20.7 kN·m

V_c,z,Rd / V_c,y,RdA_v = 1082 mm²171.7 kN / 171.7 kN

N_pl,Rd / N_b,Rd594.8 kN / 183.7 kN

N_cr,y / N_cr,z258.2 kN / 258.2 kN

f_yEN 10219-1275 MPa

γ_M0 / γ_M11.00 / 1.00

Curve c · χ0.31

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.