SHS · EN 10219 · cold formed

SHS 120/10

SHS 120/10 is a cold-formed square hollow section per EN 10219: side 120 mm, wall thickness 10 mm, weight 31.8 kg/m, cross-section area 40.6 cm², moment of inertia Iy = 776.8 cm⁴, elastic section modulus Wel,y = 129.5 cm³.

Cross section · mm

120Side a · mm

10Wall thickness t · mm

40.57Area A · cm²

31.80Mass G · kg/m

Geometry

Side dimension120.00 mm

Wall thickness t10.00 mm

Outer corner radius r_o25.00 mm

Inner corner radius r_i15.00 mm

Cross-section area A40.570 cm²

Weight G
steel 7850 kg/m³31.80kg/m

Section properties

I776.800 cm⁴

W_el129.500 cm³

W_pl161.800 cm³

i43.80 mm

I_t1 376.000 cm⁴

Reference

Profile standardEN 10219

EurocodeEN 1993-1-1 (EC3)

Check to EN 1993-1-1

Work out the utilisation of SHS 120/10 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/ 44.5 kN·m

Shear/ 322.1 kN

Compression/ 426.2 kN

Steelγ_M0γ_M1L_crmmkClass1

Resistances and factors

M_c,y,Rd / M_c,z,RdW_pl44.5 kN·m / 44.5 kN·m

V_c,z,Rd / V_c,y,RdA_v = 2029 mm²322.1 kN / 322.1 kN

N_pl,Rd / N_b,Rd1.12 MN / 426.2 kN

N_cr,y / N_cr,z644.0 kN / 644.0 kN

f_yEN 10219-1275 MPa

γ_M0 / γ_M11.00 / 1.00

Curve c · χ0.38

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.