SHS · EN 10219 · cold formed

SHS 120/4

SHS 120/4 is a cold-formed square hollow section per EN 10219: side 120 mm, wall thickness 4 mm, weight 14.2 kg/m, cross-section area 18.2 cm², moment of inertia Iy = 402.3 cm⁴, elastic section modulus Wel,y = 67.1 cm³.

Cross section · mm

120Side a · mm

4Wall thickness t · mm

18.15Area A · cm²

14.20Mass G · kg/m

Geometry

Side dimension120.00 mm

Wall thickness t4.00 mm

Outer corner radius r_o8.00 mm

Inner corner radius r_i4.00 mm

Cross-section area A18.150 cm²

Weight G
steel 7850 kg/m³14.20kg/m

Section properties

I402.300 cm⁴

W_el67.050 cm³

W_pl78.330 cm³

i47.10 mm

I_t636.600 cm⁴

Reference

Profile standardEN 10219

EurocodeEN 1993-1-1 (EC3)

Check to EN 1993-1-1

Work out the utilisation of SHS 120/4 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/ 21.5 kN·m

Shear/ 144.1 kN

Compression/ 211.0 kN

Steelγ_M0γ_M1L_crmmkClass1

Resistances and factors

M_c,y,Rd / M_c,z,RdW_pl21.5 kN·m / 21.5 kN·m

V_c,z,Rd / V_c,y,RdA_v = 908 mm²144.1 kN / 144.1 kN

N_pl,Rd / N_b,Rd499.1 kN / 211.0 kN

N_cr,y / N_cr,z333.5 kN / 333.5 kN

f_yEN 10219-1275 MPa

γ_M0 / γ_M11.00 / 1.00

Curve c · χ0.42

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.