SHS · EN 10219 · cold formed

SHS 120/3

SHS 120/3 is a cold-formed square hollow section per EN 10219: side 120 mm, wall thickness 3 mm, weight 10.8 kg/m, cross-section area 13.8 cm², moment of inertia Iy = 312.3 cm⁴, elastic section modulus Wel,y = 52.1 cm³.

Cross section · mm

120Side a · mm

3Wall thickness t · mm

13.81Area A · cm²

10.80Mass G · kg/m

Geometry

Side dimension120.00 mm

Wall thickness t3.00 mm

Outer corner radius r_o6.00 mm

Inner corner radius r_i3.00 mm

Cross-section area A13.810 cm²

Weight G
steel 7850 kg/m³10.80kg/m

Section properties

I312.300 cm⁴

W_el52.060 cm³

W_pl60.240 cm³

i47.60 mm

I_t487.700 cm⁴

Reference

Profile standardEN 10219

EurocodeEN 1993-1-1 (EC3)

Check to EN 1993-1-1

Work out the utilisation of SHS 120/3 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/ 14.3 kN·m

Shear/ 109.6 kN

Compression/ 162.7 kN

Steelγ_M0γ_M1L_crmmkClass3

Resistances and factors

M_c,y,Rd / M_c,z,RdW_el14.3 kN·m / 14.3 kN·m

V_c,z,Rd / V_c,y,RdA_v = 691 mm²109.6 kN / 109.6 kN

N_pl,Rd / N_b,Rd379.8 kN / 162.7 kN

N_cr,y / N_cr,z258.9 kN / 258.9 kN

f_yEN 10219-1275 MPa

γ_M0 / γ_M11.00 / 1.00

Curve c · χ0.43

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.