SHS · EN 10219 · cold formed

SHS 120/5

SHS 120/5 is a cold-formed square hollow section per EN 10219: side 120 mm, wall thickness 5 mm, weight 17.5 kg/m, cross-section area 22.4 cm², moment of inertia Iy = 485.5 cm⁴, elastic section modulus Wel,y = 80.9 cm³.

Cross section · mm

120Side a · mm

5Wall thickness t · mm

22.36Area A · cm²

17.50Mass G · kg/m

Geometry

Side dimension120.00 mm

Wall thickness t5.00 mm

Outer corner radius r_o10.00 mm

Inner corner radius r_i5.00 mm

Cross-section area A22.360 cm²

Weight G
steel 7850 kg/m³17.50kg/m

Section properties

I485.500 cm⁴

W_el80.910 cm³

W_pl95.450 cm³

i46.60 mm

I_t778.500 cm⁴

Reference

Profile standardEN 10219

EurocodeEN 1993-1-1 (EC3)

Check to EN 1993-1-1

Work out the utilisation of SHS 120/5 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/ 26.2 kN·m

Shear/ 177.5 kN

Compression/ 256.4 kN

Steelγ_M0γ_M1L_crmmkClass1

Resistances and factors

M_c,y,Rd / M_c,z,RdW_pl26.2 kN·m / 26.2 kN·m

V_c,z,Rd / V_c,y,RdA_v = 1118 mm²177.5 kN / 177.5 kN

N_pl,Rd / N_b,Rd614.9 kN / 256.4 kN

N_cr,y / N_cr,z402.5 kN / 402.5 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.