SHS · EN 10219 · cold formed

SHS 140/12

SHS 140/12 is a cold-formed square hollow section per EN 10219: side 140 mm, wall thickness 12 mm, weight 43.4 kg/m, cross-section area 55.3 cm², moment of inertia Iy = 1398 cm⁴, elastic section modulus Wel,y = 199.8 cm³.

Cross section · mm

140Side a · mm

12Wall thickness t · mm

55.26Area A · cm²

43.40Mass G · kg/m

Geometry

Side dimension140.00 mm

Wall thickness t12.00 mm

Outer corner radius r_o36.00 mm

Inner corner radius r_i24.00 mm

Cross-section area A55.260 cm²

Weight G
steel 7850 kg/m³43.40kg/m

Section properties

I1 398.000 cm⁴

W_el199.800 cm³

W_pl252.900 cm³

i50.30 mm

I_t2 567.000 cm⁴

Reference

Profile standardEN 10219

EurocodeEN 1993-1-1 (EC3)

Check to EN 1993-1-1

Work out the utilisation of SHS 140/12 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/ 69.5 kN·m

Shear/ 438.7 kN

Compression/ 700.3 kN

Steelγ_M0γ_M1L_crmmkClass1

Resistances and factors

M_c,y,Rd / M_c,z,RdW_pl69.5 kN·m / 69.5 kN·m

V_c,z,Rd / V_c,y,RdA_v = 2763 mm²438.7 kN / 438.7 kN

N_pl,Rd / N_b,Rd1.52 MN / 700.3 kN

N_cr,y / N_cr,z1.16 MN / 1.16 MN

f_yEN 10219-1275 MPa

γ_M0 / γ_M11.00 / 1.00

Curve c · χ0.46

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.