SHS · EN 10219 · cold formed

SHS 160/5

SHS 160/5 is a cold-formed square hollow section per EN 10219: side 160 mm, wall thickness 5 mm, weight 23.8 kg/m, cross-section area 30.4 cm², moment of inertia Iy = 1202 cm⁴, elastic section modulus Wel,y = 150.3 cm³.

Cross section · mm

160Side a · mm

5Wall thickness t · mm

30.36Area A · cm²

23.80Mass G · kg/m

Geometry

Side dimension160.00 mm

Wall thickness t5.00 mm

Outer corner radius r_o10.00 mm

Inner corner radius r_i5.00 mm

Cross-section area A30.360 cm²

Weight G
steel 7850 kg/m³23.80kg/m

Section properties

I1 202.000 cm⁴

W_el150.300 cm³

W_pl175.200 cm³

i62.90 mm

I_t1 896.000 cm⁴

Reference

Profile standardEN 10219

EurocodeEN 1993-1-1 (EC3)

Check to EN 1993-1-1

Work out the utilisation of SHS 160/5 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/ 48.2 kN·m

Shear/ 241.0 kN

Compression/ 493.0 kN

Steelγ_M0γ_M1L_crmmkClass1

Resistances and factors

M_c,y,Rd / M_c,z,RdW_pl48.2 kN·m / 48.2 kN·m

V_c,z,Rd / V_c,y,RdA_v = 1518 mm²241.0 kN / 241.0 kN

N_pl,Rd / N_b,Rd834.9 kN / 493.0 kN

N_cr,y / N_cr,z996.5 kN / 996.5 kN

f_yEN 10219-1275 MPa

γ_M0 / γ_M11.00 / 1.00

Curve c · χ0.59

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.