SHS · EN 10219 · cold formed

SHS 160/16

SHS 160/16 is a cold-formed square hollow section per EN 10219: side 160 mm, wall thickness 16 mm, weight 63.7 kg/m, cross-section area 81.2 cm², moment of inertia Iy = 2546 cm⁴, elastic section modulus Wel,y = 318.3 cm³.

Cross section · mm

160Side a · mm

16Wall thickness t · mm

81.17Area A · cm²

63.70Mass G · kg/m

Geometry

Side dimension160.00 mm

Wall thickness t16.00 mm

Outer corner radius r_o48.00 mm

Inner corner radius r_i32.00 mm

Cross-section area A81.170 cm²

Weight G
steel 7850 kg/m³63.70kg/m

Section properties

I2 546.000 cm⁴

W_el318.300 cm³

W_pl412.700 cm³

i56.00 mm

I_t4 799.000 cm⁴

Reference

Profile standardEN 10219

EurocodeEN 1993-1-1 (EC3)

Check to EN 1993-1-1

Work out the utilisation of SHS 160/16 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/ 113.5 kN·m

Shear/ 644.4 kN

Compression/ 1.17 MN

Steelγ_M0γ_M1L_crmmkClass1

Resistances and factors

M_c,y,Rd / M_c,z,RdW_pl113.5 kN·m / 113.5 kN·m

V_c,z,Rd / V_c,y,RdA_v = 4059 mm²644.4 kN / 644.4 kN

N_pl,Rd / N_b,Rd2.23 MN / 1.17 MN

N_cr,y / N_cr,z2.11 MN / 2.11 MN

f_yEN 10219-1275 MPa

γ_M0 / γ_M11.00 / 1.00

Curve c · χ0.52

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.