SHS · EN 10219 · cold formed

SHS 140/8

SHS 140/8 is a cold-formed square hollow section per EN 10219: side 140 mm, wall thickness 8 mm, weight 31.4 kg/m, cross-section area 40 cm², moment of inertia Iy = 1127 cm⁴, elastic section modulus Wel,y = 161 cm³.

Cross section · mm

140Side a · mm

8Wall thickness t · mm

40.04Area A · cm²

31.40Mass G · kg/m

Geometry

Side dimension140.00 mm

Wall thickness t8.00 mm

Outer corner radius r_o20.00 mm

Inner corner radius r_i12.00 mm

Cross-section area A40.040 cm²

Weight G
steel 7850 kg/m³31.40kg/m

Section properties

I1 127.000 cm⁴

W_el161.000 cm³

W_pl194.200 cm³

i53.00 mm

I_t1 901.000 cm⁴

Reference

Profile standardEN 10219

EurocodeEN 1993-1-1 (EC3)

Check to EN 1993-1-1

Work out the utilisation of SHS 140/8 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/ 53.4 kN·m

Shear/ 317.9 kN

Compression/ 541.7 kN

Steelγ_M0γ_M1L_crmmkClass1

Resistances and factors

M_c,y,Rd / M_c,z,RdW_pl53.4 kN·m / 53.4 kN·m

V_c,z,Rd / V_c,y,RdA_v = 2002 mm²317.9 kN / 317.9 kN

N_pl,Rd / N_b,Rd1.10 MN / 541.7 kN

N_cr,y / N_cr,z934.3 kN / 934.3 kN

f_yEN 10219-1275 MPa

γ_M0 / γ_M11.00 / 1.00

Curve c · χ0.49

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.