SHS · EN 10219 · cold formed

SHS 120/12

SHS 120/12 is a cold-formed square hollow section per EN 10219: side 120 mm, wall thickness 12 mm, weight 35.8 kg/m, cross-section area 45.7 cm², moment of inertia Iy = 805.7 cm⁴, elastic section modulus Wel,y = 134.3 cm³.

Cross section · mm

120Side a · mm

12Wall thickness t · mm

45.66Area A · cm²

35.80Mass G · kg/m

Geometry

Side dimension120.00 mm

Wall thickness t12.00 mm

Outer corner radius r_o36.00 mm

Inner corner radius r_i24.00 mm

Cross-section area A45.660 cm²

Weight G
steel 7850 kg/m³35.80kg/m

Section properties

I805.700 cm⁴

W_el134.300 cm³

W_pl174.100 cm³

i42.00 mm

I_t1 518.000 cm⁴

Reference

Profile standardEN 10219

EurocodeEN 1993-1-1 (EC3)

Check to EN 1993-1-1

Work out the utilisation of SHS 120/12 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/ 47.9 kN·m

Shear/ 362.5 kN

Compression/ 452.2 kN

Steelγ_M0γ_M1L_crmmkClass1

Resistances and factors

M_c,y,Rd / M_c,z,RdW_pl47.9 kN·m / 47.9 kN·m

V_c,z,Rd / V_c,y,RdA_v = 2283 mm²362.5 kN / 362.5 kN

N_pl,Rd / N_b,Rd1.26 MN / 452.2 kN

N_cr,y / N_cr,z668.0 kN / 668.0 kN

f_yEN 10219-1275 MPa

γ_M0 / γ_M11.00 / 1.00

Curve c · χ0.36

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.